Interesting survey results about some Torah-study topics..
According to a survey published yesterday in the Yediot Acharonot newspaper, 93% of Israeli households have a Tanach.
Unfortunately, about a third of that number, 28% to be precise, don't remember the last time they opened it. On the other hand, that stat also means that 72% do read or learn from their Tanach which is more encouraging.
Jokingly I would say that it could even be very likely that a large percentage of those who do not remember the last time they opened their Tanach are families of avreichim and yeshiva bochurim who famously learn very little Tanach, if any at all (beyond grade school). It would just be a joke, though the survey did reveal that 10% of the religious and haredi people surveyed did admit that they don't use their Tanach all that much.
96% surveyed say they support the study of Tanach in school.
In response to the question of which biblical character is their favorite:
- Moshe pulled in 24%
- King David ranked a distant second place with a 9% fan base
- Avraham came in 3rd place with 6%
- King Solomon was next at 5%
- Yosef at 3%
- Rachel Imeinu at 3%
(source: Kikar)
I probably would have picked Yosef as my favorite, had I been asked. Maybe somebody a bit more obscure, like Yaihu the Prohet who I always envision as a bit of a swashbuckler. Another possibility would have been Gideon, who I see as a salt of the earth type of hard-nosed guy...
------------------------------------------------------
Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on Life in Israel
------------------------------------------------------
