First Weekend of Early Voting Shatters Record, as Mamdani Rallies Thousands in Queens

Nearly 1,000 rabbis from NYC and across the country sound off on their opposition against the Mamdani campaign

As early voting continues in the 2025 NYC Mayor's race, more than 1,000 rabbis from across the country have publicly voiced their opposition to Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani's mayoral candidacy, expressing their concerns in an open letter. The religious leaders shared their perspectives on why they believe Mamdani is unfit to become the leader of New York City, which has the largest Jewish population of any place outside Israel. The lett…

What To Make of those Anti-Mamdani Rabbis

In the last couple weeks the questions about Jews, Israel and Zohran Mamdani have rushed back into the news. It began with a dramatic speech from the pulpit…

From Extremist to Victim: How The New York Times Whitewashed Zohran Mamdani

Key Takeaways: New York Democratic Socialist and mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani has been known to express anti-Israel sentiment in his public interviews and past records, which creates a dangerous precedent for New York Jews. The New York Times keeps publishing imbalanced reports of Mamdani’s narrative regarding his claims of Islamophobia. The NY Times piece is in response to a Mamdani presser, where the candidate cited an “aunt” who was too sc…

Letter Signed By Over 1000+ Rabbis Warns Mamdani ‘Threatens Jewish Safety’

While much of America’s Jewish lay leadership (Jewish Federation, ADL, AJC, Conference) bow their heads in fearful submission and moral surrender, the rabbinate—through an act of uncommon courage—has risen to defend the the Jewish people. Rabbis Condemn Mamdani’s Anti-Zionism Over 1,000 rabbis signed “A Rabbinic Call to Action: Defending the Jewish Future,” condemning NYC mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani’s anti-Zionism, refusal to denounce “g…

The Mamdani candidacy and rightful Jewish alarm

The “Weekend Update” segment of a recent “Saturday Night Live” featured an interview with a fictional New Yorker, Rhonda LaCenzo, about her anxieties over Zohran Mamdani becoming the city’s next mayor. Many of her objections to Mamdani were rooted in unambiguous Islamophobia. But while she referred to him as a “hipster jihadist,” nowhere did the sketch address substantive concerns about his stance on Israel and the way his words feed Jewish anxi…

First Weekend of Early Voting Shatters Record, as Mamdani Rallies Thousands in Queens

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani drew a sold-out crowd of 13,500 to Forest Hills Stadium in Queens for a get-out-the-vote rally Sunday with progressive stars Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Queens/The Bronx) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont).  The 34-year-old Democratic socialist, who shocked the political establishment in the June primary, made one of his last pitches to voters on an expansive affordability agenda that includes…