As one of the people who got ‘redistricted’ out, I unfortunately won’t benefit as much as some of my bretheren. But, yes – I know very well what he is talking about, even though I admit he is vague and self-congratulating.

So what’s wrong with this article? Here goes:

The first paragraph refers to “our community,” without defining it. Presumably, he means the Flatbush Jewish community, which of course assumes that there are no gentiles in Flatbush community. He further refers to some “redistricting” which deprived “our community” of representation. Is he talking about the state senate, state assembly, city council? He reports – you guess. To say that “our community” was deprived of representation suggests that the author or the FJCC wanted its state senate, assembly or city council district gerrymandered to allow the FJCC to control the outcome of elections. That is not a right, and maybe not even a respectable political goal.

The second paragraph says the results of the FJCC’s efforts are obvious – so obvious, evidently, that the author does not tell us who won elections, or who was defeated, or anything else, because … it’s obvious.

The third paragraph speaks of the “betterment of all”. Who be “all”? Frummers? Jews living in Flatbush? Gentiles living in Flatbush? All of the above?

The author speaks of “our issues”. What are those issues? And how are they different from anyone else’s issues?

Just to be clear: I have no objection to the any community’s organizing to advance its interests. I just wish the FJCC, and YWN, would be clear about what those interests are.

And just to be clear, where I come from, JCC means a gym and swimming pool that closes on Shabbos.

It ain’t over till its over (or the fat lady sings.) There is still a General Election, in case you may have forgotten how the democratic system operates. And Chaim isn’t going to have a cakewalk winning in November. Former State Senator Storobin has significant support in the community.