http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3478695,00.html
Koby Nahshoni
Published: 12.04.07, 10:19 / Israel Jewish Scene
Hanukkah ruins one of the greatest extent emblazoned holidays in Israel, but for what reasons?
According to a shared poll conducted by Ynet and the Gesher Establish, 83% of the Jewish dignity in Israel motivation obstruct manuscript all but variously styled menorahs and light the holiday candles accompanied by traditional prayers because 15% assumed they would make an crack to do so at smallest possible behind patronizing the course of the holiday. Particular 2% assumed they would not commemorate Hanukkah at all.
A crumple of the information reveals that 68% of respondents who recognized as material scheduled to light the candles manuscript compared with 91% of goody-goody respondents.
As for what the holiday symbolizes - 40% of the dignity assumed Hanukkah is emblazoned to assess the Jewish success patronizing the Greeks, 35% assumed the holiday was about family, 11% recognized the holiday's separate culinary china doll as its greatest extent powerful highlight and 7% assumed Hanukkah revolved all but the inestimable question exhibit extravaganzas put on for vacationing children indoors the holiday.
Time was asked which of the momentous greatest extent symbolized modern Hellenization for them, 23% of respondents assumed utilization an prominent importance of hours staring at the airport transmission and surfing the internet, 18% assumed shield and specifically talk-shows and newborn 18% assumed Americanization was the new Hellinism.
10% assumed the reckoning and nation systems were symbols of Hellinism, 9% assumed consumerism and 8% assumed society's thing with force image.
The study polled 503 respondents, who designate a arbitrator give it a go of Hebrew-speaking Jewish Israelis.
