Begs the question: why are practicing Jews in the United States Democrats. The age old question.
“ Begs the question: why are practicing Jews in the United States Democrats. The age old question.”
It’s because, traditionally, the Republicans were country club Christian Conservatives. Guess who doesn’t belong to the Christian Conservative Country Clubs.
In my upper class community there is the WASP country club and the Jewish one. They have been here for more than 100 years. There is almost no “mixing.”
Old stereotypes die hard.
“why are practicing Jews in the United States Democrats”
you have it 100% backwards.
The Jews you are referring to are NOT practicing Jews in any way. They are lefty-liberals first, and then Jew by identification.
practicing Jews are like me — ORTHODOX. Yes, those orthodox Jews in Brooklyn and Lakewood, NJ that wear the funny hats and walk around pushing strollers on Saturday are the fiercest and staunchest conservatives you will meet.
the demographics are rapidly changing — Anyone who’s lived there life in Rockland County New York or the Catskills can attest to the literal explosion of the orthodox Jewish population.
The secular WW2 generation REFORM jews and their children that all intermarried are the ones you are referring to. Like most of my non-orthodox family, they are quickly disappearing from this earth.
in 25 years (assuming the USA is still standing), a majority of the US Jewish population will be orthodox and conservative by simple mathematics alone:
Orthodox Jews all marry in their teens-twenties and usually have a solid 4-8 kids (and often more then 8)
non-orthodox Jews barely have any children. rarely ever more then 2.
RE: why do Jews vote Dem?
An illness and pain causing malady to our bodies has a an intended good foundation. Inflammation pain means “do something to cure this.” Of course, we got the signal right away and now just have suffering. Jews believe they are doing something admirable for others by voting Dem. Very wrong. Also every year American Jews decrease in their interest in or support for Israel. Unlike the 1960s.
Jews are told buy their mommies as they look up from the floor as tots: Vote Democrat for the little guys and the less fortunate and minorities. It’s like helping a homeless person as you pass them or volunteering at a dog rescue shelter.”
Dennis Prager says often: “Jews think they are still voting for Franklin Roosevelt today.”
There was a 2009 book by Normon Podhoretz Why Are Jews Not Liberal? Not much help.
Orthodox and other observant Jews are 80% or more conservative and voted for Trump. But most Jews are not in that group. Overall Jewish vote was 68% Dem and 29% Trump in 2022. And Dems are increasingly anti-semitic, so it does NOT make sense.
Darn it all....
told by their mommies....
and book was Why Do Jews Vote Liberal.
Sorry, all.
Arlene : [to House] So, say you two got married. Would you convert to Judaism?
Dr. Lisa Cuddy : We haven't gotten that far, mom.
Dr. James Wilson : That's actually a really interesting question.
Dr. Gregory House : I'm an atheist.
Arlene : Honey, half the Jews I know are atheists. It's about community.