Flanked by rabbis, one of whom addressed him as “Mr. Mayor,” Mr. Lhota asked for, and received, a gift of honey cake, following a Jewish tradition associated with the Lubavitcher rebbe, as Rabbi Schneerson was known.
Mr. Lhota, wearing a black skullcap, brought a note to the rebbe’s grave
site, tore it and cast it onto a pile of other torn notes, in
accordance with another Jewish custom.
Asked whether his note was about the election, he said only, “It’s all about the future of New York City.”
"Reporting... distorts Jewish tradition"
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the world of the New York Times.
And the mainstream media.
relevant fact -- mr lhota claims his mother's parents were both jewish, but raised catholic. he's pretty proud of that fact, but also proud of his catholocism. (and he knows enough to couch it in terms of his mother's parents.)
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