Massachusetts Kosher Community Survey - Now Open!
After many weeks of preparation, the Kosher Blog is happy to announce the Massachusetts Kosher Community Survey, presented in coordination with the inimitable Neil Rosenbaum of DC Kosher Survey fame.
Share your opinions about local kosher restaurants, grocery stores, and bakeries by visiting survey.kosherblog.net. A summary of the results will be distributed to the community — check here for updates.
Questions and comments should be directed to Neil at koshersurvey@gmail.com.
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I am a big fan of the Kosher Blog, and am very excited to be working with Jonathan on the 2006 Massachusetts Kosher Community Survey.
- Neil Rosenbaum
Creator of Kosher Community Surveys
Anybody else here ever dream about quitting grad school to open a kosher restaurant in Cambridge, MA?! (OK, I don’t really want to quit school, but maybe someone should think about a kosher Cambridge option!)
I think the survey should also include maintream supermarkets that sell kosher meat and other hard-to-find kosher products. For example, the Cambridge Trader Joe’s has refrigerated Empire chickens, chicken breasts, and ground turkey, and the Porter Square Star Market usually has frozen Empire roasting chickens. The last time I was there, the Brighton Mills Star Market carried all kinds of kosher meat including steak.
What was the purpose of the survey? I think you could have gotten more useful info by asking some simple demographics, attitudes toward kashrut, kosher behaviors, shopping, eating, and cooking habits in addition to attitudes about stores, bakeries, and restaurants. For example, I may not shop at stores in Stoughton because I live in Brookline. Or, I may not need to shop at the Butcherie because I am a vegetarian and don’t get my produce there. Maybe next time…
Hi Julie,
Thank you for taking the survey. The purpose of the survey is simply to allow people to share their opinions of Massachsuetts kosher restaurants, bakeries and stores. As you pointed out, there are many different types of questions that can be asked; if this survey is successful, perhaps a follow-on survey would be in order!
Sincerely,
Neil Rosenbaum
I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that the results of the 2005 Massachusetts Kosher Community Survey will be coming out in May!
If you want to receive a copy of the final report, send your e-mail address to koshersurvey@gmail.com.
- Neil