{"id":2643131,"date":"2026-08-11T12:51:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-rabbis-confront-mamdani-over-his-role-in-fanning-flames-of-anti-semitism\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T12:57:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:57:57","slug":"10-rabbis-confront-mamdani-over-his-role-in-fanning-flames-of-anti-semitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-rabbis-confront-mamdani-over-his-role-in-fanning-flames-of-anti-semitism\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Rabbis Confront Mamdani Over His Role in Fanning Flames of Anti-Semitism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F10-rabbis-confront-mamdani-over-his-role-in-fanning-flames-of-anti-semitism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2643131&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A group of rabbis in New York City appealed to Mayor Zohran Mamdani to moderate his remarks criticizing Israel, citing concerns over rising anti-Semitism and the impact of his comments on Jewish residents. The meeting involved ten Jewish leaders from diverse backgrounds and took place amidst an increase in hate crimes against Jews in NYC. The rabbis urged Mamdani to adopt a more constructive and nuanced tone when discussing Israel and palestinian issues, emphasizing that harsh rhetoric worsens community tensions and vulnerability. Some leaders expressed frustration over Mamdani\u2019s selective engagement, noting he excluded prominent rabbis from the discussion. the meeting highlighted a desire within the Jewish community for respectful dialog and protection against hate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rabbis on Monday urged New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stop painting Israel as the Evil Empire because of the toll his remarks are taking on innocent New York City Jews.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting between 10 Jewish leaders and the Muslim pro-Palestinian mayor came against a backdrop of rising anti-Semitism in New York City. Anti-Jewish hate crimes rose 8.5 percent through the first seven months of the year, New York Police Department officials said last week, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/hate-crimes-against-jewish-new-yorkers-surge-amid-heightened-antisemitism-b7a78a44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The rabbis collectively sought to have Mamdani tone down his rhetoric on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were rabbis from across the entire spectrum of our Jewish community, and yet no one gave the message to the mayor, \u2018Everything is going great,\u2019\u201d Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/forward.com\/news\/844343\/mamdani-rabbis-new-york-jews-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Forward<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jacobs said lashing out at Israel and calling for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make life worse for everyday people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone agreed that the current course can\u2019t go on,\u201d Jacobs said. \u201cThe way he vilifies Israel, and so constantly, is really causing harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jacobs said he urged Mamdani to shift his tone, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/10\/nyregion\/mamdani-rabbis-meeting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy to work in partnership with your administration, but Mr. Mayor, you are 90 percent of what could be different here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He recalled telling Mamdani, \u201cIf instead of vilifying Israel, you spoke constructively, in measured tones \u2014 that would move the needle more than anything else, and I\u2019m hopeful you\u2019ll use that power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no tiptoeing around the elephant in the room,\u201d Rabbi Jonathan Leener, leader of the Prospect Heights Shul, a liberal modern Orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn, added to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mayor\u2019s comments have ramifications and he needs to be aware of how in the current climate, that just adds to the temperature and creates an environment that I think a lot of Jews feel vulnerable in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Leener said he wants Mamdani to protect Jewish citizens and not incite hate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat should be his focus and not making comments unnecessarily about the conflict,\u201d Leener said. \u201cOr having a bit more nuance around it. That it\u2019s not just good versus evil.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others said Mamdani need not change his opinions, just his tone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he is going to criticize Israel or speak for Palestinian freedom, which I do regularly, then it really matters that there is complexity in his message,\u201d Rabbi Rachel Timoner of Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t vote there, we don\u2019t have any ability to change what\u2019s happening, yet people are profiling us and spewing hate at us because they\u2019re angry at the Israeli government,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Some rabbis bristled that Mamdani carefully selected who attended the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, a Modern Orthodox synagogue on Manhattan\u2019s Upper East Side, said he was not invited, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejc.com\/news\/usa\/mamdani-excluding-prominent-rabbis-jewish-roundtable-ajibv311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy initial reaction is it\u2019s classic Mamdani. He has no interest in the serious work of rebuilding his relationship with the Jewish community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wants to feign interest in the Jewish community but is only ready to meet with Jews whom he picks and chooses as ideologically comfortable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTurns out, even they are fed up with him,\u201d he continued, referring to news accounts that the rabbis who met with Mamdani urged him to watch his language.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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