US EditionMamdani and top New York rabbis will meet privately, but their core divide remains unresolved
Mamdani seeks to unify divided Jewish communities through dialogue on public safety and affordability, with 31% Jewish voter support in progressive neighborhoods, officials said.
- On Thursday, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will meet a dozen diverse rabbis and community leaders, continuing months of outreach since his surprise primary victory in June.
- Last month, the city's Jewish voters split, with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo dominating Hasidic and Orthodox communities while Mamdani won 31%, aided by the Satmar community's anti-Zionist stance.
- Wednesday night, Mamdani was warmly received by tens of thousands of Satmar Hasidim in Brooklyn and shook Rebbe Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum shlita's hand, accompanied by Andrew Epstein, senior advisor.
- Mamdani is expected to present his vision on public safety and affordability and engage the New York Board of Rabbis, while Phylisa Wisdom, head of the progressive New York Jewish Agenda, said she is encouraged by his outreach.
- The transition team includes Rabbi Joe Potasnik, executive vice president, among 19 Jewish leaders, even as some mainstream Jewish organizations have adopted a wait-and-see approach.
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Reform Rabbi Warns Concerns Remain After Second Meeting With Mayor-Elect Mamdani
NEW YORK — Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, the Reform rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and president of the New York Board of Rabbis, said Friday that serious concerns persist about Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s positions on Israel, even after a second meeting this week between Mamdani and a group of New York rabbis. Join our WhatsApp […]
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, outspoken backer of Israel, leaves meeting with Mamdani ‘encouraged’
Prominent Reform Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch left a meeting on Thursday afternoon with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and a dozen diverse rabbis and community leaders feeling “encouraged,” saying that there is “reason to be optimistic” that Mamdani will protect the Jewish community. Still, given Mamdani’s affiliation with the Democratic Socialists of America and antagonistic views on Israel — including his refusal to condemn the term “globali…
Mamdani and top New York rabbis will meet privately, but their core divide remains unresolved
The Friday after Zohran Mamdani won, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch gave a sermon saying that he believed the incoming New York mayor’s criticisms of Israel aligned with Hamas and that critics of Israel wanted to separate “good Jews” from “bad Jews” in a way that endangers the city’s Jewish community.
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