By Aryeh Gillman
A special Jewish blessing was bestowed upon President Donald Trump during a campaign event for Orthodox Jews that took place at the Intercontinental Hotel in New York City on Tuesday.
Trump, widely seen as a pro-Israel president, received a standing ovation when he walked into the banquet hall to attend a luncheon that only served kosher meals.
The event gathered Jewish donors to the Trump campaign, who paid $25,000 per couple to attend. It was arranged and coordinated by philanthropist Louis (Lazer) Scheiner of Monsey, NY.
Upon the president’s entrance, Rabbi YY Jacobson, a popular lecturer and teacher of Torah, recited the blessing “Boruch Ata Hashem… shenosan m’kvodo l’bosor v’dom.” The blessing is said on a gentile head of state who rules according to the law and has the power of life and death.
The crowd responded with a loud “Amen” to the blessing, echoing the warm support Trump has within the Orthodox Jewish community in New York City and across the United States.
During his remarks, the President spoke about his support for Israel, and moving the embassy to Jerusalem as well as his recognizing of the Golan Heights.
President Trump lamented the fact that “75 percent of Jews in the US are liberal,” and said he appreciated the support of the 25 percent of Jews.
The purpose of the event, which was not backed by any Jewish organization, is being held for the purpose of thanking the President for what he has done for Klal Yisroel and Israel, COLlive.com was told.
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any possibility of the full version of the event?
Kivi Bernhard was the opening speaker sharing the significance of this historic day for Yidden. He blew us away
HaShem please bless President Donald Trump that he may continue to be a good friend mentch to
Eretz Yisroel and Klal Yisroel!
We Want Moshiach Now
YES. We need to daven that President Trump be protected AND that he can remain our president for the next term. A WONDERFUL friend of Israel and the Jewish people. G-d bless him!
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Thank God, NOT all of the Faith have been brainwashed by the Democratic party.
The same Democratic party that wants to take away support for ISRAEL and wants Israel to go back to the 1967 border.
As a Lubavitcher, I find it highly disturbing to see Lubavitchers and other frum Jews bow down to this president, ignoring all his awful words and actions to focus on one or two positive things he might have done for Jewish people. Those praising the embassy move and Rubashkin’s commutation ignore the fact that Trump betrayed Israeli intelligence at least twice, betrayed its Kurdish allies thus greatly weakening the whole region, and mentioned he wouldn’t mind having Israel pay for the military assistance it gets from the US. Furthermore, he has frequently used the dual-loyalty trope which we rightfully decry… Read more »
Now do Hillary Clinton as President.
President Trump fights for American people. The media is biased against him. A recent study said about 97 percentage biased against him. His family harassed non stop by media including his 10 year old son. He fights for American people. In past Obama even quoted him as American dream. Democratic party today very dangerous for Yiden don’t buy their garbage even professor Dershowitz who is a liberal said democratic party today is a different party.
Mr very sad to see. I can’t believe your hatred to the American president that frum yidden ever had. I have a feeling you are a flaming liberal from the anti Semitic Bearnie sanders gang. What Trump has done for frum yidden Made the Supreme Court conservative 5-4. If Hillary would of G-d forbid won and made the Supreme Court liberal 6-2 we could close all the yeshivas in America like what’s happening in Europe. Yeshivas would be forced to teach anti Torah beliefs. Trump has backed out of the Iran deal which meant 6 million dead Israeli yidden in… Read more »
is very important with the monumental egos of politician. A mentor used to refer to a local leader, whose greatest achievement was not getting shot, as a statesman.
The answer is no.
No, we do not have to love the horrible George Soros, who funds the even more horrible anti-Israel JStreet and anti-Semitic JVP and B’Tselem.
No we do not have to love the self-hating Bernie Sanders, who stands with the Nazis Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.
You have proven once again that liberalism is a mental disorder. I pray you will get the help you need to cure it.
You are not a Lubavitcher. You have no mashpia. You are a lost soul. Leave us to connect the dots? We already have. For instance, we see you showing us your true colors. You look with a bad eye. You denounce the Bal Shem Tov’s axiom about what you see in another: You deride, dehumanize and bully. You lie. You ignore the experts. You shut down others. Your life has been immoral and unsavory. G-d runs the world, not you and your awareness of evangelical X’s. Ain melech b’lo Am. The Rebbe’s am praise Trump. Whose am are you? Your… Read more »