ARZA Canada What is ARZA Canada? ARZA Canada is a Zionist organization affiliated with the Reform Movement that works to strengthen the bonds between Reform Jews in Canada and Israel and advocates for causes in Israel that reflect our Reform Jewish values.We are conducting the following survey to take the pulse of our Reform community and to ensure that ARZA Canada is a meaningful and relevant part of your Jewish life. Please help ARZA Canada meet your needs by answering this short 5 minute survey!What is ARZA Canada’s mission?The mission of ARZA Canada is to engage our congregations and Canadian Reform Jewry through youth and adult educational programming, Israel advocacy, support for study in Israel, and promotion of travel to Israel.· ARZA Canada stands for the love of the land, the state, and the people of Israel, our Jewish homeland.· ARZA Canada applies Reform Jewish values to our Zionist ideology.· ARZA Canada is dedicated to educating our community about the complex reality of life in Israel.· ARZA Canada is dedicated to helping grow Reform Judaism in Israel by supporting the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism (IMPJ) and the Israel Religious Action Centre (IRAC). Please help ARZA Canada serve your needs by answering this survey. Question Title * 1. Is Israel important to your Jewish identity? Yes No No opinion Prefer not to answer Question Title * 2. Are you concerned about Israel’s future? Yes No No opinion Prefer not to answer Question Title * 3. Do you consider Israel/Zionism to be a central component of Jewish identity and/or Judaism in the modern world? Yes No No opinion Prefer not to say Question Title * 4. Do you consider yourself to be: Zionist Non Zionist Anti-Zionist None of the above Question Title * 5. Have you ever travelled to Israel? Often (3+ times in the last 3 years) Sometimes (2+ times in the last 5 years) Once Never Question Title * 6. Do you plan to travel to Israel in the future? Yes No Maybe Question Title * 7. Do you have friends and/or relatives in Israel? Yes No Prefer not to answer Question Title * 8. Are you a member of ARZA Canada? Yes No I do not know Question Title * 9. Do you belong to a synagogue? Yes No Prefer not to answer Question Title * 10. Are you a member of any other Zionist organizations? Yes No Prefer not to answer Question Title * 11. If yes (to Q10) what are the names of those organizations? Question Title * 12. Do you know that ARZA Canada helps fund:Israeli speakers addressing our affiliated communities? Yes No Question Title * 13. Do you know that ARZA Canada helps fund:The ARZA Canada Stroh Scholarship that enables Canadian secondary and post-secondary students to study in Israel? Yes No Question Title * 14. Do you know that ARZA Canada helps fund:URJ (Union for Reform Judaism) Camp George (Seguin, Ontario)? Yes No Question Title * 15. Do you know that ARZA Canada helps fund:The Israel Religious Action Centre (IRAC), the public and legal advocacy arm of the Reform Movement in Israel? Yes No Question Title * 16. Do you know that ARZA Canada helps fund:The Israel Movement for Progressive and Reform Judaism (IMPJ), which advocates for progressive Judaism in Israel and helps build Israeli Reform synagogues and communities? Yes No Question Title * 17. Do you know that ARZA Canada helps fund:Travel subsidies for Canadian high school students to attend URJ Heller High School in Israel? Yes No Question Title * 18. Do you know that ARZA Canada advocates for a pluralistic Israel? Yes No Question Title * 19. Do you know that ARZA Canada maintains regular email contact with its members to keep them informed of Reform activities in Israel and Canada? Yes No Question Title * 20. Do you know that ARZA Canada sponsors ARZA Canada Week with events across Canada? Yes No Question Title * 21. Do you know that ARZA Canada sets up twinning and joint activities with the 52 Reform synagogues in Israel? Yes No Question Title * 22. Do you know that ARZA Canada is affiliated with Arzenu: The political voice of Reform, Progressive, and Liberal Religious Zionists? Yes No Question Title * 23. Do you know that ARZA Canada represents the Canadian Reform community at the World Zionist Congress, the “parliament of world Jewry,” where far-reaching decisions are made concerning the allocation of funds for projects and organizations in Israel and elsewhere in the Jewish world? (The greater our support from you, the stronger our voice is in support of allocating funds based on our Reform Jewish values.) Yes No Question Title * 24. What ARZA activities interest you? Question Title * 25. What else would you like to see ARZA Canada do? Question Title * 26. What types of events or networking opportunities would interest you? Question Title * 27. How likely are you to recommend ARZA Canada to a colleague, friend, or family member? Not Likely Maybe Very Likely Clear i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale. Question Title * 28. How do you prefer to receive information about organizations like ARZA Canada? E-blasts Websites Newsletters Social Media Other Question Title * 29. Do you find ARZA Canada’s yearly membership fees ($18 for adults and $5 for students 18+) reasonable? Too high Too low Just right Question Title * 30. What is your age range? 14 - 17 18 - 30 31 - 49 50 - 65 66+ Prefer not to answer Thank you for answering this ARZA Canada survey. Your answers and comments matter!If you are not yet a member of ARZA Canada, please visit www.arzacanada.org to learn more about us and please consider joining us. Done
