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Progressive Rabbis Unite for Affordable New York Campaign

10/29/2025

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Abby Stein, an anti-Israel transgender rabbi and part-time Kolot Chayeinu rabbi in Brooklyn, promotes socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in a new ad by Jews for Racial and Economic Justice.
The ad features other progressive rabbis and highlights a goal to make New York affordable.
Stein interrupted Jill Biden at a White House Pride event to demand a Gaza cease-fire.
The campaign says canvassing is a mitzvah, signaling a growing movement among progressive Jews.

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Abby Stein, an anti-Israel transgender rabbi and part-time Kolot Chayeinu rabbi in Brooklyn, promotes socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in a new ad by Jews for Racial and Economic Justice.
The ad features other progressive rabbis and highlights a goal to make New York affordable.
Stein interrupted Jill Biden at a White House Pride event to demand a Gaza cease-fire.
The campaign says canvassing is a mitzvah, signaling a growing movement among progressive Jews.