New York Jews Are Like Chickens Voting for Colonel Sanders
Rabbi Michael Barclay
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is an avowed Jew-hater who has repeatedly demonstrated over the last decade his hatred for Israel; his support for Hamas; and even his support for a “global intifada,” which, by extension, includes the destruction of the United States as we know it. And yet, according to recent polls, 43% of New York Jews are supporting him, including 67% of Jewish voters between the ages of 18 and 44.
This is analogous to black voters voting for former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke (who ran for president in 1992). How is it even possible for these Jewish New Yorkers to be supporting a man who wants a nation of Palestinian state that would eliminate the existence of Israel as we know it?
The answer to this question actually lies in an understanding of Judaism, and how it is different from other religions. Comedian Evan Sayet (follow his brilliant insights @evan_sayet) has simplified it perfectly when he says the following: A Christian has accepted Jesus as his savior. A Muslim accepts Allah as God and Mohammed as his one true prophet. But, as Evan accurately explains, “to be called a 'Jew,' however, one does not need to believe anything at all. To be called a Jew, all one needs to have done is to have fallen out of a Jewish woman’s womb.” (The statement is not totally true, as one can also become a Jew through conversion.)
Judaism is a religion based on the God's word through the Revelation at Sinai. It is a faith based on the observance of the 613 commandments found in the Torah. Holidays like Passover, religious laws such as keeping kosher, and the belief in one God are all cardinal tenets of the faith. But, ironically (and sadly), a person can be considered a “Jew” if their only relationship to the theology is, as Evan puts it, they fell out of a Jewish woman’s womb.
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