Despite past criticisms of Mamdani for choosing to associate with select sects of Judaism, both rabbis told The Jerusalem Post that “there was tremendous diversity around the table.”

Zohran Mamdani has a moral duty to protect Jewish residents from violence, regardless of his anti-Israel rhetoric.

In a private City Hall meeting, 10 Reform, Conservative and Orthodox rabbis urged the mayor to speak with greater nuance on Israel, condemn Hamas more consistently and devote more…