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Ahead of mayoral election, Brooklyn synagogue demands voter registration to attend High Holiday services - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Shaare Zion links High Holiday seating to voter registration amid concerns over frontrunner's stance on Israel; over 50 rabbis call voting a religious duty.

Congregation Shaare Zion, a large Orthodox synagogue serving the Syrian-Jewish community in Brooklyn, is taking an unprecedented step in the run-up to New York City’s mayoral election: Members and their spouses must show proof of voter registration before they can secure seats for the High Holidays. One of the largest Sephardic synagogues in the country, Shaare Zion announced the requirement in a letter to congregants last week that framed the e…

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Jewish Telegraphic Agency broke the news in on Monday, September 8, 2025.
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