Mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani spent some time in Williamsburg on Chol Hamoed Sukkos, meeting with local community leaders, from both Satmar factions.
His first visit was to the sukkah of Rabbi Moishe Indig, where a large gathering took place attended by Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, senior NYPD officials, and prominent community figures.
Mamdani then stopped at the sukkah of noted community activist R’ Shulem Deutch, where he met with several Williamsburg askanim, including UJO’s Sam Stern. The meeting focused on strengthening ties between city leadership and the local community, with conversations centering on public service, quality-of-life issues, and ways to further support neighborhood initiatives.
Sources tell YWN that other Askanim from the Jewish community plan to meet with Mamdani. It is not expected that any Jewish community will endorse him or vote for him, but being that he is the leading candidate and has a high expectancy to win the race, Askanim feel that an open line of communication is necessary.
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One thing both Satmer’s can agree on is socialism 😂😂
Satmar allowed this rosha m’rusha sonei Yisroel to sit in a heiliger sukkah? They’ve confirmed that they’re out of their minds.
Not a fan of this
I get the political reasons for wanting to meet with the leading contender, but why be mechalel your sukkah with this neveilah and give him the “he’s not such a Nazi after all” optics? Is there a shortage of meeting spaces?
This is chanifas reshoim of the worst kind, and they should all be ashamed of themselves.
Outrageous that any Jew or any Jewish organization should give this vile antisemite any cover whatsoever. Shame. Shame. Shame.
Shocking how any Jew can meet this terrorist supporting Islamo-nazi.
Shocking.
When they started teaching in their cheider to hate fellow Jews, this is the end result, associate with a modern day Hitler Y.S.
I now understand why many היימישע קרייזן will not not allow their child to marry anyone from that Kehilah until they do a full Yichus background check. The Shulchan Aruch is very clear רחמנים, ביישנים, וגומלי חסדים. If you are missing even one of the 3, the Yichus is questionable. Here you see people dressed in בגדי יום טוב, inviting a modern day Hitler into a Sukkah!!!
Shande!!!
Right move wrong move, this is utterly nauseating.
This, in the Zman Simcha…
These pictures make me nauseous.
So interesting how people are megaleh panim baTorah sheLo kaHalacha to blast these Satmar groups, yet the very same vitriolic hate they spew at Satmar they would never even dream of spewing at the evil Zionists (who actually collaborated with the actual Nazis back then) and not even at this candidate’s opponent, Antiochus himself.
In other words, had this meeting been with Antiochus instead, then these same commenters would presumably have been all for that. And had it been some “Jewish” political group with the Zionist leader, then nobody would be questioning the hischabrus im reshaim, machzik ovrei aveira and all the other problems with that. But for these groups meeting with an Ishmaelite who has done zero damage to Jews in actual reality – very unlike his opponent, these commenters unleash their worst vitriol and hate.
Very interesting.
anti-zionists of the velt unite
Such heilige Yidden, these Satmerers. Even their TLing they’ll only do inside the sukkah.
All the above idiots would have similarly cursed out Rabban Yochonon Ben Zakkai for having the chutzpah to defile himself by meeting Vespasian.
So now we know that Satmar sacrifice Jews for money, power and influence. But both these rashaim and antisemitim will soon find out when this mazer turns on them as well.
Time to move to florida
As it says in Koheles. “Hakesef Yaaneh Es Hakol.”
As much as I oppose his socialism, it is wise to keep an open door with him, because unfortunately he has a high probability of winning.
This hate is laughable.
You people “dont get it.” AHA.
BUT you all have no problem “getting” the fact that politicians all come to a Sukkah. But he’s a Rasha. Ok. Concernable.
Would u storm the page if Cuomo would be invited? NO. Hes a real עשו who did nothing to stop the Covid massacre. But hes ok cuz hes not Muslim.
While I definitely dont align with Mamdani’s policies, I trust him more than your king Bibi.
In the name of peace. Bibi wld sell us all for a nickel and his cohort Ben Gvir, is actually as we speak putting Jews lives on the line with his dangerous rhetoric and actions so to all u very concerned Yidden out there, you can all pray but reserve your anger. Our holy Rabbis visited Muftis to lend a hand in peace.
Stop the fear mongering.
And all u Tzadikim out there worried of the Suka desecration, go back to your bunkers. All will be fine.
How can these askanim justify inviting an unapologetic antisemite to a sukka. I can understand hosting a breakfast a town hall meeting even a meeting with the Rebbe if you’re objective is to keep a line of communication open. But inviting someone to a sukka and then joking around is a tacit endorsement.
Sadly, i do not expect better from Satmar. I would not be surprised if he is endorsed shtilleheit if it appears he will win.