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Prominent NYC rabbi urges congregants to vote against Zohran Mamdani in Shabbat sermon

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove of Park Avenue Synagogue and Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue urged congregants to vote against Zohran Mamdani in the New York mayoral race due to his views on Israel, which they believe jeopardize the Jewish community's security. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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TrumpJewish CommunityNew York CityAndrew CuomoAmmiel HirschZohran MamdaniElliot CosgroveCurtis SliwaMayor's Race

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New York City, New York, United States
"This piece first ran as part of The Countdown, JTAs daily newsletter rounding up all the developments in the New York City mayors race."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Later in the day, he headed to Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn, where Mamdani spoke last week."

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