Yoel Lefkowitz 🇺🇸 🎗️
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Grandson of Holocaust survivors | Director, Jewish Outreach + Intergovernmental at @NewYorkStateAG | Campaign alum @KathyHochul, @ReynosoBrooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
Joined November 2011
Congratulations to New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. I’m confident he will serve New York City well and get along well with the Jewish community. I know many in the community feel fear and uncertainty. Please note, over the past few months, Zohran and his senior team
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TODAY IS ELECTION DAY! People fought and died for this sacred right. Your opinion doesn’t matter if you don’t vote. Democracy is not a spectator sport. It needs you. Show up. Be counted.
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A beautifully written tribute to Rabbi Alvin Kass by former NYPD Chief @JoeFox
Remembering Rabbi Alvin Kass, who’s passing is a true loss to humanity. He was our longest serving NYPD Chaplin - 60 yrs. I have been at countless events - funerals, street renamings, promotion ceremonies - and at each one where he spoke, I could feel the pace of my breathing
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Record-breaking Category 5 Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica. Don’t just pray—donate to reputable aid organizations and help lift the good Jamaican people from devastation
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Today is National Chocolate Day, a great excuse to treat yourself and head out to vote early. Your vote is your voice, and democracy is sweetest when everyone participates!
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Congratulations and Mazel Tov to Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Executive Vice President of the New York Board of Rabbis, on his promotion as the first-ever FDNY Chief Chaplain! A well-deserved milestone for a true voice of faith @JoePotasnik
https://t.co/gkJHCmHJAi
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Times reports: If elected Mayor, Zohran Mamdani will keep Jessica Tisch as NYPD commissioner. Commissioner Tisch is one of New York City’s most effective police commissioners ever, possibly the very best
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Zohran Mamdani’s intention to retain Jessica Tisch is likely to placate powerful New Yorkers who have lobbied Mr. Mamdani to keep her.
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Gotta say, this is the first time I’ve seen a leading NYC mayoral candidate use Yiddish in an open letter to the community. Zohran Mamdani’s letter to the Yiddish-speaking Hasidic community addressed real issues like public safety, combating antisemitism, housing affordability,
IN YIDDISH — Zohran Mamdani is making a direct appeal to Hasidic voters in an open letter published in all weekly Yiddish-language newspapers this week, highlighting his plans to combat antisemitism and his proposals on affordability and childcare vouchers.
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Rabbi Moshe Hauer z”l, Executive Vice President of the @OrthodoxUnion, suddenly passed away on Shmini Atzeret. A tremendous advocate and powerful voice for Klal Yisrael, widely respected across the spectrum; he previously served as Rabbi of Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion in Baltimore
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If you ever needed a reminder of what makes Israel so extraordinary, look now: in public squares in every city, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, the Nova site, the Western Wall, and in homes across the country, people are praying, watching, holding their breath, and waiting to
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Sobibor. Sukkos. 1943. A Jew from Rostov decided to do what no one else dared: lead a revolt against the Nazis. Alexander Pechersky, together with Arkady Vayspapir and Semyon Rosenfeld, led the Sobibor uprising that gave hundreds a chance at life. Over 80 years later, we will
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Rabbi Jacob Freund, a village trustee from Kiryas Joel, passed away suddenly yesterday. A legendary force in politics, a genius in political history and a master of political intelligence. The man who convinced Governor Pataki to run for office and became his closest confidant,
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When a terrorist began stabbing everyone he could reach, hero Rabbi Daniel Walker leapt into action. Risking his life, he calmly blocked the entrance to the packed Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester during Yom Kippur services, saving hundreds of lives. In a
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Horrified by the news from Manchester this morning on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar A terrorist murdered two congregants outside their synagogue and seriously wounded several others, bringing bloodshed and tragedy to a place meant for prayer. Our hearts and
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Every year, 50,000 American lives are lost to guns and gun violence, leaving tens of thousands of families shattered. This is flat-out not normal. Today, Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and media personality, was one of the victims. America, we gotta do better
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Frank Caprio, the beloved ‘People’s Judge,’ embodied compassion, kindness, and fairness in justice. Rest well, legend
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Who knew medieval Jewish kitchens were setting up classics for centuries to come? Turns out gefilte fish has been impressing taste buds since 1350
The earliest known recipe for gefilte fish appears in the 1350 German cookbook “Daz Buoch von Guoter Spise.”A recipe for gefuelten hechden, stuffed pike poached and mashed, then seasoned with herbs.A medieval delicacy that would inspire the iconic Ashkenazic dish we know today.
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here's clips of Elise Stefanik getting brutally booed at an event today in her district
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Mazel tov to Hasidic big-league journalist @JacobKornbluh on the engagement of his son Yossi to Shaindy Wiesner from Melbourne, Australia. Aussies, you just scored big! 🇦🇺
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