Dear Fellow Anash,
Yesterday’s election in New York was a deeply troubling moment. The Democratic Party nominated a mayoral candidate who refuses to recognize Israel’s right to exist, wouldn’t condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada,” and supports radical law enforcement and socialism policies.
Preliminary data shows that Crown Heights turned out in strong numbers. Once the Board of Elections certifies the results, we’ll know exactly how many Anash participated.
Thank you to everyone who came out despite the extreme heat. Special thanks to the CHJCC (led by Shmuel Rosenstein), the Crown Heights Netzigim, the Association of Crown Heights Shuls, Crown Heights United, and the Crown Heights PAC. Our community showed rare and powerful unity—and we should all be proud of that.
So what’s next?
Although Mamdani won the primary, there’s still a general election in November. To vote, you must be registered by October. We’re not giving up. We’ll regroup, coordinate with other Jewish communities, and stand united, shoulder to shoulder. We are a strong community—and we’ll continue fighting for our neighborhood.
But right now, the most important thing is to make sure you’re registered to vote in November. Register now—don’t postpone.
🔗 https://e-register.vote.nyc/registration
Since 2021, the Jewish Future Alliance (JFA) has operated as an independent nonprofit focused on increasing Anash voter registration. JFA has registered thousands and helped increase turnout by nearly 400%. While JFA doesn’t tell people how to register, its data shows that nearly half of new voters are signing up as Republican or unaffiliated—making them ineligible to vote in Democratic primaries.
Yesterday’s race—and many more coming in the next year or two—will be decided by Democrats. Crown Heights currently has over 4,000 active Democratic voters, and more than 3,000 registered as Republican or unaffiliated. A reasonable goal is to raise that number to 10,000 voters by October. In the general election, you can vote for any candidate, regardless of your party registration.
If every frum Jew had been registered as a Democrat, Mamdani would not have won this race.
If you’re unregistered—or want to change your party—register here:
🔗 https://e-register.vote.nyc/registration
Finally, mazel tov to our endorsed winners: Council Member Crystal Hudson, Borough President Antonio Reynoso, and Comptroller Mark Levine. And congratulations to our friend, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.
With unity and determination,
Rabbi Yaacov Behrman
Speaking in my personal capacity
I just registered as democrat. Took a few minutes
I originally registered as a Republican because I identified more with their policies but a friend pointed out that it’s more important to be able to vote in the Democratic primaries to prevent what happened yesterday. and so now I’m legally a registered Democrat ( but in my heart, a Republican)
In your heart, you shouldn’t have any political party
New york city is a most concentrated place of jews outside of Israel and maybe moreso, yet even here we have very little “political” influence, apparently. Maybe we need to figure out how to work with Muslims and not be phobic of them, and maybe it has to davka happen here, in new york city, in golus in order to end the golus ?
The above comment, couched in ‘holiness’ as it is, definitely comes from le’umas zeh.
There can’t be 100% with golus it’s only through Torah
England also tried making nice with the Muslims and look at their country. More Muslim than English, Muslim calls to prayer 5 times a day and the bells of a 175 year old church have recently been silenced, 60 sharia courts, Islam must be taught in all schools, public and private, Muslim prayer must be held in all schools, and it will only get worse. Yes, we are in galus and no, we don’t make nice and accept and learn to work with our enemy who have sworn and continue to promise our destruction and the destruction of all things… Read more »
Just ‘phobic’ about his terrible anti Israel, anti Jewish, anti police and radical socialist beliefs. They won’t bode well for us Jews.
If you research the candidate, you’ll see that his religion is not the issue here.
That means “unreasonably fearful.” Well, it’s hardly “unreasonable” when the man, and millions like him, have said they want to harm us, ch”v.
Can’t imagine that Muslims support him.
He just came out as pro certain agendas and redistributing wealth. Muslims don’t support that whatsoever.
25-50k illegal migrants in our neighborhood in new construction with temperature controlled apartments on our tax dollars (I’m sure they knew exactly who to vote for) – and you wonder why the grid is down in most of Jewish crown heights for an ENTIRE day so far and still counting..
Thank you Yakov and your team for explaining things so well !! and caring for our community so much! as well as all of us out of towners chabad and others who come into New York constantly and want to continue doing so and feeling good about the big apple !
We need to register the boys and girls as they come of age to vote.
What happened to all the absentee ballots ?They need to be postmarked by election day and can come in up to a week after election day. For yeshivas and seminaries out of town to vote.
You can be registered any which way to vote for adams in November
Otherwise it doesn’t matter how many calls are made or articles are written. Tables set up at every shul & apartment building lobby / tables at every yeshiva / tables at every high school & seminary / tables set up on Kingston to catch all of the potential Absentee Ballots of Crown Heights residents who learn or work out of town – could be a very large number ( especially Elul & Tishrei time ) / ring on bells with mezzuzahs !!!!! We have just seen first hand how many people misunderstand that it is VITAL to register as Democrat… Read more »
The only way he doesn’t become th3 mayor would be to have him lose his citizenship ,as he lied when he got it. And have him expelled from the country.
Why is it better to be registered as a democrat?
Because this way you can vote in the Democrat primary.
Realistically, the Democratic nimonee will almost for sure win the election so it’s important to be able to vote.
The Jewish Communities in NY, which have always voted for DemoncRats, now are reaping their rich rewards. Next time, they should stick up for biblical values and support Republicans.
What you said about how “a mayoral candidate who refuses to recognize Israel’s right to exist”, like that’s just factually incorrect you could watch a video of him saying he clearly says they have a right to exist just like any country he just doesn’t want it to be a theocracy without equal rights for everyone
he said that Israel has the right to exist but refused to say as a Jewish state
I mean this is just factually incorrect, “a mayoral candidate who refuses to recognize Israel’s right to exist”, in a recent video he clearly expressed how Israel has a right to exist just like any country he just denied the fact that it should be a theocracy which doesn’t grant equal rights to everyone
As a frum Jew and registered Democrat, I voted for Mamdani. He’s going to make NY affordable for everyone and tax the wealthy, and considering basically our entire community is on food stamps, I don’t understand why Jews aren’t supporting him.
Crown heights is split and the rich don’t understand how many are suffering in poverty.
Your point is valid but hes an antisemite so its understandable that jews arent voting for him.
If every frum Jew had been registered as a Republican we would have serious republican contenders, not Sliwa.
Continue to vote dems this what we get ..
work hand in hand – we can get this done !
all we need is the inyan of achdus
We need a miracle, but we need a Kaili
Rabbis, Rabbanim, community leaders?
Please advise
How can we get anashim nashim vetaf to vote
and WHOM are we voting FOR ?
Maybe the “Askanim” who claim to represent Lubavitch should actually listen to what the Rebbe says about this subject.
https://www.chabad.org/therebbe/letters/default_cdo/aid/4454265/
Yes we all have to go out and vote.
But just as a side point, we also have to do our responsibilities in halacha to check our mezuzas and tefillin. Mezuzas, 2 times per 7 years. It is well known that the Rebbe advised many in their times of difficulty, to check their mezuzas. The Rebbe answered me this 4 times over my lifetime! And it is clear that now is a time of difficulty here and in the Erutz Hakodesh.
Fox News interviewed a Jewish woman (one of the trustees
at Columbia University), whose parents fled Iran during the revolution.
She supported the democratic process that got him elected, but
the anti-Semitism is not just a problem at Columbia U or NYC.
What we are seeing is a nationwide trend toward divisiveness and
destruction.
See:
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6374890837112