survey for my Jewish readers

[cellio]

A survey in the first session of the Melton (adult-ed) program produced some results that struck me as interesting. I have a theory, but the class wasn't large enough to provide a good sample. So I pose the question to you. :-)

We were given a list of factors (actions and beliefs), and asked which were the top five "in terms of their importance in ensuring that a vital, coherent Judaism will be transmitted to future Jewish generations". So from the options below, which are your top five?

There are two questions below; please respond only to the one that fits your situation. (I've provided "does not apply" options so you can check that and see the poll results more easily.) Feel free to use the comments for things that fall outside the poll parameters (like comments from any non-Jews who read this far :-) ).

[Poll #819573]

Comments

Re: This got long.

[cellio]

Thank you for these observations! You make a lot of sense.

Broadly speaking, there are two common paths to conversion: God-centered and family-centered (marriage, etc). The former does not necessarily focus on community and history, and the latter might not (though is more likely to). I'm not saying this is good; I'm just making an observation. Speaking personally, I tend to think of my Judaism in tersm of God first, current community second, distant community third, and historical community last.