These rabbis didn’t sign their colleagues’ anti-Mamdani letter. Here’s why.
Some people have voiced relief or disappointment in seeing their rabbi’s name on the list — or on not seeing it
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News Mamdani has created ‘great fear,’ and Jewish voters are ‘more motivated than I have ever seen,’ Cuomo says
The former governor believes he'll beat Zohran Mamdani to become New York's next mayor
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Opinion Jews are worried about Zohran Mamdani. Here’s why they shouldn’t be
Mamdani is ready to handle the challenges of the city — and build lasting partnerships with its Jewish community
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Opinion Why I don’t trust Zohran Mamdani to fight left-wing antisemitism
Voters should be wary of Mamdani's promise to fight anti-Jewish hate — because it's not clear he'll recognize it
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Fast Forward 650+ US rabbis sign letter opposing Zohran Mamdani and the ‘political normalization’ of anti-Zionism
The letter invokes the words of NYC Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, who opposed Mamdani’s mayoral election in a recent sermon
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News Zohran Mamdani is courting Hasidic voters — in Yiddish
Mamdani is going head-to-head with Andrew Cuomo in working to win votes
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Antisemitism Decoded If Mamdani is the future of the Democratic party, how will Jews respond?
Two New York City rabbis have taken divergent approaches to Mamdani's anticipated victory
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Fast Forward Prominent NYC rabbi urges congregants to vote against Zohran Mamdani in Shabbat sermon
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, who heads the Conservative Park Avenue Synagogue on the Upper East Side, decried the frontrunner
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