The Tipping Point for American Jews: Will Obama's Policies Wake Them Up to Dangers of Leftism?

American Thinker ^ | 03/25/2015 | Bruce Walker

[verga]

They vote like urban Yankees, excepting Orthodox.

A Jewish friend of mine told me that there are Religious Jews, and Social Jews. He said the Religious tend to be Conservative/ Orthodox and vote accordingly, while the Social Jews are everything else and vote all over the map except Republican.

Does that match up with what you see?

[Jewbacca]

Yes, but you confused the terminology a bit.

There are many forms of Judaism: Re-constructionist, Reform, Conservative, Conservodox/Modern Orthodox, Orthodox (and Orthodox in several flavors — Yeshiva to Hasidic).

Politically and theologically, the Re-constructionist and Reform are the most liberal.

Conservative is middle (depends where you are), leaning heavily conservative because of Zionist reasons

Conservadox onward are orthodox in both religion and politics.

[verga]

Thank you for correcting me. We had the conversation about 10 years ago, so I knew I was a bit fuzzy on the exact terms.

[Fledermaus]

Answer: NO

They are LEFTIST FIRST and Jews second.

[GeronL]

Israel is a very leftist country in many ways, yet the left hates them

[editor-surveyor]

Some.

[HiTech RedNeck]

what really stands out about you is that you are such a quick trigger to condemn, not even ideas, but people

such an attitude is “COMMONLY” a side effect of pride

[editor-surveyor]

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I have no idea what you’re talking about, but if it puffs you up to normal, I guess its OK.
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[rmlew]

Most American Jewish people are urban Yankees. They vote like urban Yankees, excepting Orthodox.
You forgot Russian the Jews, the most anti-Democrat group in NYC right now.

[rmlew]

Probably true. But I wouldn’t trust anything from anti-torah Roman Sword worshipers on the Iranian and PLO payroll.

[hlmencken3]

Orthodox Jews are maybe 10%, with maybe another 10% with an affinity for orthodoxy.

There are some Jews from each place across the spectrum who put a high priority on Israel.

Traditional (and other) Jews cherish the Land of Israel and may be more cynical about the secular government there than most imagine.

They evidence is in. The question has been answered over and over. Only a minority of American Jews believe American political arrangements make much difference to the State of Israel.

[EinNYC]

The only group with which I am very familiar as to voting habits is Orthodox. And I have heard many of my Orthodox friends say that a candidate's stance on Israel is their decision-maker.

According to a 2013 NY Slimes article, of the 2.2% of Americans who are Jews,

"...Reform Judaism remains the largest American Jewish movement, at 35 percent. Conservative Jews are 18 percent, Orthodox 10 percent, and groups such as Reconstructionist and Jewish Renewal make up 6 percent combined. Thirty percent of Jews do not identify with any denomination..."