Why No Jew Should Vote For Joe Lhota, vote For Erick Salgado On The School Choice Line

If You Vote For Joe Lhota You telling the world that you don't care about same gender "marriage", abortion on demand, drugs etc.  Future candidates will take note and ignore these issues in the future (and future social issues) .  We need to send a message nationally that it doesn't pay to be a Socially Liberal Republican.  If you want to make a Kiddush Hashem, not make a Chillul Hashem, be a or lagoyim and a part of mamleches kohanim vegoy kadosh vote for Erick Salgado (the ONLY mayor candidate who believes in morality) On The School Choice Line!


If done by enough people it could have national implication and help stem the tide of Republicans becoming liberal Democrats when it comes to morality!

Williamsburg Votes Against Erick Salgado, Showing They Don't Care About God Or His Torah

Click on picture to see percentages clearly

Despite the fact that Williamsburg's is the Jewish Community that is most strongly effected by the anti Torah gezaros that have been passed recently, (the stores that the city is suing are in Willi, no neighborhood in the city practices MBP as much as Willi, They are the only majority Orthodox neighborhood that has a lot of toevanicks living in the area etc.) the community decided to continue supporting anti Torah political candidates.  Showing the clear disregard for the Torah, is the fact that Erick Salgado did much better in the Hispanic parts of Williamsburg then the Jewish parts. Only 1%-2% of  all the Jews who voted in Williamsburg decided to vote for a candidate that was supported by many rabbaniem for his stance on morality.  The day before the election there was a robo-call by Rabbi Nelkenbaum (the Mirrer RY) that went out to Williamsburg urging all the Jews to vote for mayor candidate Erick Salgado the only candidate to oppose toevah.  Both the Aroniem and the Nalmoniem continue to show they don't care about God or his Torah by supporting in block candidates who support kol hatoevos tachas hashemesh.

Flatbush Picks Erick Salgado; Votes Like Ovdai H' And Not Avodi Askoniem

Light blue are areas (EDs) where Erick Salgado won a plurality of all votes

The Jewish Community in Flatbush voted strongly for Erick Salgado showing the world that the Jewish people oppose toevah.  Mr Salgado's best area in the city were in Flatbush where he was pulling over 20% in most Election Districts (ED).  Salgado's best ED (numerically) in the whole city was in Flatbush where he got 41.6% The very Strong support for Erick Salgado is in a large part due the backing of many rabbaniem there especially the Sefardic Rabbaniem.  The largest credit goes to Rav Nelkenbaum the Mirrer Rosh Yeshiva and Posek who was moser nefesh for this campaign.  His last robo call urging Jews to vote for the Torah got many Jews to vote for the Torah and Kavod Shamiem.

Salgado's best ED in the city (second best percentage)

Click on map to see percentages for all of Flatbush

Why It's Politically Smart To Vote For Erick Salgado!

Why It's Politically Smart To Vote For Erick Salgado
"Respected" members of our communities have impressed upon us the importance of maintaining a relationship with elected officials.  From the perspective of the administrator of a charity organization or its supporters, a stable relationship with the political establishment can be the key to successful advocacy.  However, from a community perspective, a philosophy of electing candidates based upon maintaining the relationships with our community spokesman is selling our community needs for pennies on the dollar.

The sad fact that most Jews don’t realize is that while a close personal relationship between askanim and politicians are often useful in securing “earmark” grants (otherwise known as “pork” to the secular world) for a few institutions.  On the most important issues of our time the rest of the community doesn’t benefit from the “close relationship” at all.  In fact, the continued support from askanim gives these politicians a sense of entitlement and being insulated and protected in their continued opposition to things that really would help yeshiva families, like enacting tax credits for tuition dollars (which do not violated the Blaine Amendment prohibiting government money to support private schools).

If we simply vote for a politician because he’s going to win anyway, then he’s not going to listen us, because he knows we’re going to vote for him anyway.  Why should a politician (who's main goal is to get reelected and/or advance to a higher office) make any sacrifices or risk crossing powerful anti-Torah social movements or unions, if he knows we’re going to vote for him simply because “he’s going to win anyway, or is slightly less evil than his opponent?”.

The lifeblood of a vibrant democracy depends upon the fact that the elected officials are held accountable to the public for re-election.  A politician who does not fear that he will be voted of office by his constituents will feel virtually no responsibility to respond to their needs and desires. 

Until now, our adversaries have demonstrated far more commitment to holding their elected officials accountable for supporting their ideologies that are counter to ours.  Our adversaries have demonstrated time and time again that they are willing to vote a politician out of office if he doesn’t support their agenda.  As a result, when an elected official for our communities is put under pressure to bow to their  anti-Torah measures, it takes virtually no time for him to weigh the threat of punishment from our adversaries against the promise of support that he’s received from our communities to choose the bad measure. 

The Jewish community has shown an ability to rise to the occasion to rally and prostest when things become urgent concerns (like Eretz Yisroel, or when Bloomberg wanted to get rid of the child care vouchers).  But the most important time to act should not be when the evil decrees are proposed.  We need to make our voices heard before then, at election time, to make sure our elected representatives know we mean business. A protest can only have value if the elected officials know that we are prepared to carry through on election day.

Now is the time to make our voices heard.  It’s not really Thompson, Quinn or DeBlasio that needs to hear our voices.  Whichever one who wins is not going to come back to ask our opinion once they’ve won office.  Mayor Bloomberg held a meeting with Rabbonim and askonim regarding metzizah b’peh when he was running for office.  But he had no problem reverseing course when he no longer needed something from us, he promised us the vouchers before his election and revoked them after he got our votes and was reelected.

The main act of speech is directed for the future candidates.  Elections happen every year.   Overreliance on the philosophy of choosing the “lesser of two evils” based on who is likely to win has led us to the situation where the lesser evil keeps getting more evil every election cycle.

Remember 20 years ago Christine Quinn wouldn't have even been able to run for mayor.

Every single one of the candidates except Erick Salgado has demonstrated that they lack the fortitude to stand against the political wind and defend our interests – our values, our pocketbooks and our safety – while the political trend is to do the opposite.

Dov Hikind's Wife Supports Erick Salgado For Mayor!

Erick Salgado's Petition

Blown up

Dov Hikind endorsed pro gay "marriage", UFT endorsed candidate Bill Thompson for mayor "based" on "education".  We respectfully ask Dov to from now on listen to his wife on all political decisions.

Dov Hikind said regarding his Thompson endorsement ”The bottom line is this: I support people who I think are going to be best. I don’t look at poll numbers.”   Dov seems to have confused himself with his wife!

Around 40 Rabbaniem say It's a Chiyuv To Vote For Erick Salgado

Rabbi/Mohel Romi Cohen Endorses Erick Salgado

Erick Salgado's speech start at 7:23

 see a moving (different) video of R Romi Cohen's endorsement


Erick Salgado, the only conservative candidate running in the Democratic Mayoral Primary, has been endorsed by Rabbi Romi Cohen.

Rabbi Cohen, a respected leader in the Jewish community who has performed over 30,000 brisos, said, “I know one person who has in mind family values, ethics, morals and religious freedom, and this is Erick Salgado. He not only understands it, but is willing to fight for it.”

Beyond just endorsing Salgado, Rabbi Cohen issued this statement to the community, “It’s the obligation of every person, who’s concerned about the future of New York and the future of our lives and our children, to elect a person like Erick Salgado.”

Salgado thanked Rabbi Cohen saying, “I am most honored to have received Rabbi Cohen’s endorsement.  Rabbi Cohen is a community leader who has gained the trust of tens of thousands of parents over his long career one family at a time.  His sending out the message that community members should vote for me is especially meaningful.”

Salgado pointed out that, “My accent might be strange. My accent might be different. But my values are very similar to those of the Jewish community. I believe in a big family structure, in G-d Almighty, in family and in tradition. And that’s what separates me from the rest of the candidates.”

“Many of the candidates are very liberal and they mock us because we believe in G-d, because we believe in our religion.  We have to show them that we stand united, unwilling to compromise our beliefs and dedicated to maintaining the traditions we are required to follow.  City Hall must not interfere,” Salgado added.

Salgado has previously received public support from other leading rabbonim including Rabbi Avrohom Yaakov Nelkenbaum, Rosh Yeshiva of Mir;  Rabbi Israel Portugal, Grand Rabbi of Skulen; Rabbi Auziel Admony, of B’nai Yosef;  Rabbi Eliyahu Ben Haim, Av Beis Din, Rav Kehillah Yotzei Mashad, and YU Rosh Yeshiva; Rabbi Yisrael Neuman, Lakewood, Beis Medresh Gevoah Rosh Yeshiva; Rabbi Moshe Green, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva D’monsey; Rabbi Shlomo Tzvi Stern, Debreziner; Rav Khal Yesodai Hatorah; Rabbi Amram Klein, Ungar Rav; Rabbi (Samuel) Shmuel Dovid Krausz, Udvari Rav and Rabbi Beni Rachmanov, a student of Rabbi Eliyahu Ben Haim and a leader in the Queens Bucharan community.

Ezra Friedlander And VIN Say You Should Vote For Quinn The Lesbian (With Rebuttal)

New York - "Ezra Friedlander: I’m Voting For Christine Quinn For Mayor, And So Should You" Published on: vosizneias How can VIN allow this trash to be posted?  As YWN gets better VIN gets worse.  I think the ban on VIN came a few years too early! Today 05:37 PM By: Op-Ed By Ezra Friedlander (highlighted parts are mine)

New York - In less than 90 days from now, New York City will vote in the Democratic Primary for mayor.
Elections are about determining the future of our city and our ability to enjoy the quality of life and whether our children ask us how come our mayor was talking about her "wife" when she visited their school, however we choose to live. Elections for mayor should be based on whoever best fits the criteria as outlined in the city charter.  I will cast my ballot for NYC Council Speaker Chris Quinn and I urge the members of our community to do the same.

The dialogue so far in our community has not concentrated enough on the issues that truly matter. We should focus on choosing a mayor who possesses the following attributes: I'm sure many Nazis has these qualities smart, sensible, stable, strong, and sensitive. Christine Quinn is just the candidate who has these qualities is talking about her "wife" in front of a Orthodox Jewish crowd being sensitive to the concerns of the Orthodox community? of an ideal New York City mayor. If she's doing that before she becomes mayor imagine what she will Chas Veshalom do if she is elected.

Most candidates for public office will promise everything to everyone and ultimately make no one happy. Those who do not make empty promises satisfy more people because they are true to their word. The old saying of “promise less and deliver more” seems appropriate here. When candidates are sincere, they may give statements you do not want to hear, however, you can believe they will deliver on commitments they do make.

For me, the turning point in deciding to write this op-ed was precisely when Speaker Quinn decried the pandering of the other candidatesI guess pandering to the gay "community" is fine. It was precisely what she was not promising that convinced me that when she does make a commitment, you can bank on it. I have known Quinn since her earliest days in the New York City Council prior to her becoming speaker and her record exhibits that she is sincere and dependable.

What should be most important to you as a voter, is a mayor who empathizes with the constituents. Christine Quinn’s record of public service you mean like going after Chick Fil A and not her personal life demonstrates that she has the unique insights to understand the challenges and particular needs of the Orthodox Jewish Community like when she had no objection to the gay pride parade allowing anti Bris Milah people to march in it, or her understanding the Jewish communities concerns about .

paper the lesbian Christine Quinn sent to force Chick-Fil-A out of NYC for being against toevah "marriage"

There is a notion that those in public life need to mirror their constituents. This belief is a fallacy of the highest magnitude. Many people before me have made the argument that it is in the community’s best interest not to have a member of our community in the oval office (or for that matter, city hall) but rather one who can best govern in a way that addresses the real concerns like YU being forced to allow lesbians in their dormitory of our community. One may argue the pros and cons of this approach, but my point is that you don’t have to be a card carrying member of our community or subscribe to our tenets to represent us well A mayor whether we like it or not is a role model and her as a mayor will effect our children when they ask us how come she talked about her "wife".

Let me be clear. Torah values must be part and parcel of our daily existence. It is the only map a religious Jew must call upon to navigate the complexities of daily life . Torah values belong in our home and in our interactions with one another. Torah values belong in the way we conduct business as prescribed in the highest ethos of Jewish Law; and in the way we want to educate and raise our children. And yes, Torah values should play a central role in how we present ourselves to secular society every day and on every issue. So the Torah belongs everywhere except in politics?

However, in that same secular society, it is unrealistic and frankly short-sighted to expect those in government to live by those same high Torah standards 50 years ago it would be almost impossible to find anybody (Jew or Non-Jew) who would agree with voting for Quinn we as religious people set for ourselves toevah is one of the 7 mitvos B'nai Noach and toevah "marriage" is one of the reason why God allowed the Mabul (Bereishis Rabbah). Those who want to raise the banner of Torah values in a political context ultimately dilute Torah values please explain to what Torah your talking about? and the ability for our community to engage effectively in the political world.

Ezra please explain to me this Radak? Does it not clearly say we're supposed to help the world follow the Sheva Mitvos? 

You may hear a radically different perspective from those with their own agenda but as one who deals with elected officials every single day for over two decades and gets paid very well to promote them no matter how bad they are, voters who care about their community and the many challenges facing us, would be wise to at least consider a different opinion. like when we voted for Bloomberg?
Politics is not the Bais Medrash So we're only supposed to follow the Torah in the bais Medrash. None of the serious mayoral candidates reflect our lifestyle If Erick Salgado would get as much money from the Orthodox community as Quinn got he would be one, nor do they have to, in order be effective advocates for our community you mean like how Quinn was an advocate for Chick-Fil-A.

To all those trying to inject Torah values into this campaign or any political campaign, recent history shows,  though you may have the community’s best interests at heart, your efforts are counter-productive and damaging. How? Recent history has shown when you vote for pro toeivah candidate they push worse legislation on the Jewish community like Bloomberg with MBP!

Historically, the vast majority of American rabbinical leadership did not inject religion or express the opinion that secular public officials in a democratic society adopt a Torah position or platform that's because historically there was no movement to legalize, endorse and solemnize the violation of the sheva mitzvos. Nor did the rabbinic leadership personally raise the issue of religion and politics even when they interacted with those running for or sitting in elected office Rav Moshe Feinstein urged all Jews to protest Koch's gay rights bill. It is only a relatively new phenomenon that only started after the toevah movement started that grew as rabbaniem found out about the movement and grew even more when they realized how far they wanted to go that we use a moral or religious litmus test before considering a candidate for office.

Once we fuse religion and politics and use religion as the only litmus test to support or oppose a particular candidate, it could lead to a dangerous downward spiral that completely closes government’s door to our needs and concerns. our main concern is the Torah everything else is secondary  Don’t believe it? It’s already happening. Proof? Bloomberg's attack on religious stores in Williamsburg is the single biggest attack on freedom of religion in this cities history.  Williamsburg is the Jewish community which unfortunately votes the least based on Torah Values and the most based on money, yet they were the ones that were targeted.

Once we mix religion and politics, every religious viewpoint will have a right to air their beliefs in the political discourse that's been happening for 100's of years already, Toevah movement is like a religion and they are targeting anybody who disagrees. This country has a very strict interpretation of separation of church and state like Bergen County still having Blue Laws banning working on sunday?. For us don't link me and you , the word Torah is warm, welcoming, and sacrosanct; but perhaps the viewpoint of other religions is not so welcoming or interested in our way of life. Hence, it is in our self-interest not to allow anyone to dictate their religious principles on others. the attacks on our freedom of religion in recent years have not come from religious groups but from the secular/atheist left (MBP, suing stores in Williamsburg, targeting mayiem shelanu in matzohs, YU's toeivah club, YU's being forced to allow lesbians in their dormitory etc.)

Our overriding concern should always be to protect our right to conduct our lives in the religious fashion which we hold dear. and what about the fact that the acceptance of homosexuality by society (which laws affect which are voted on by politicians that we vote for) has been destroying our communities, leading to "Orthodox rabbis" making gay weekends, having gays march in the Israeli Day Parade (which Rav Aaron Soloveitchik assured) plus a "Orthodox" newspaper agreed with, having a "orthodox rabbi" testifying in favor of toevah "marriage", and worst of all having toavah groups speaking in our Yeshivas It is the very reason our ancestors came to these safe shores Isn't Quinn the worst on MBP?. Furthermore, as an electoral minority, forcing our viewpoint upon others will only be counterproductive. It’s about the numbers and on a Citywide or statewide basis; we simply don’t have the numbers to dictate to anybody.didn't you also say that before Weprin's vs Turner's election?


The role of government in regards to religion is to allow us as individuals to raise our families in the religious tradition with which we wish to convey. To that extent we want government’s cooperation, nothing more. We also should not want to impose our religious beliefs on secular society. the toevah movement imposed their  changes society but we can't try to change it back?

I am convinced that Christine Quinn as Mayor of New York City will not only be sympathetic to the unique challenges facing our community like MBP or telling Orthodox Jews about "when she married her "wife"?, but will surpass all expectations. you mean she'll try to ban Milah altogether like the Toevah parade marchers wants her to do? That is because a mayor who is strong and sensitive as Christine Quinn has proven herself to be understanding of the needs of our community and supportive of us when? rumor has it that she even withheld childcare voucher from our community because we were against toeivah.  Her strong leadership in the City Council and her ability to work with Mayor Bloomberg is indicative of her ability to govern effectively. you mean like helping Bloomberg get a 3rd term which led to the biggest attacks on our freedom of religion in this cities history?

It is very easy to be a steadfast ideologue unwilling to compromise, and a hero to a very narrow constituent base. However, a real leader like Christine Quinn understands the need to be effective so that government can be a catalyst for good, even if imperfect. Christine Quinn also understands how to stand up for those who need a strong advocate. when has she ever stood up for the Orthodox Jewish community a minority within a minority?

I am convinced that Christine Quinn as Mayor of New York City will not only be sympathetic to the unique challenges facing our community, but will surpass all expectations. That is because a mayor who is strong and sensitive as Christine Quinn has proven herself to be understanding of the needs of our community and supportive of us.  Her strong leadership in the City Council and her ability to work with Mayor Bloomberg is indicative of her ability to govern effectively. didn't you just say this?

It is very easy to be a steadfast ideologue unwilling to compromise, and a hero to a very narrow constituent base. However, a true leader like Christine Quinn understands the need to be effective so that government can be a catalyst for good Toeivah is good? please look up the pasuk yishaya 5-20 Woh to those people (this means you) who call good evil and evil good, even if imperfect.

Christine Quinn also understands how to stand up for those who need a strong advocate.
I am convinced that Christine Quinn will understand the struggles of a middle class Orthodox Jewish family in our community middle class possibly, Orthodox not at all. She can relate to a special needs child whose parents are fighting the bureaucracy and need to get their child approved in an appropriate school setting.

Christine Quinn will ensure that Yeshiva kids have their transportation needs taken care of, recognizing the safety concerns of a late dismissal. Christine Quinn demonstrates that she understands the challenges of the middle class by public stating that city fines should be a warning only for the first time with any financial consequences, providing that it is a non-emergency related.

Christine Quinn understands the importance of preserving communities communities include a way of life which to Jews means the Torah, she is against that and due to her experience as housing organizer. Christine Quinn understands the invaluable communal infrastructure that the Orthodox community has built in NYC and our commitment to this city what good is that infrastructure if we abandon the Torah. Her blueprints for creating affordable housing will help our community continue to flourish We can't flourish in a society that allows and approves of toevah "marriage" as we see in Rabbeinu Behaye and grow in New York City.

Ezra please explain this to me, or maybe your father can explain this to you. Rabbeinu Behaye (parshas shoftiem) says it was forbidden to live in Egypt because of toevah. we see elsewhere (toras kohaniem on the pasuk quoted) the toevah referred to in this pasuk was same gender "marriage"!

When it comes to politics, I always keep the following expression in mind, “Don’t be right, be smart.” I urge you to understand, don’t be right. Elections are not about being right on every issue; start thinking smart. Elections are about being able to deliver for our community, children, and continuity as people or Torah Jews?. Christine Quinn as mayor will achieve all those objectives except the Torah Jews part.
Ezra Friedlander is CEO of The Friedlander Group a NYC and Washington DC public policy consulting firm. This last line is Ezra's whole article, the rest of his article is just commentary!

 

Skulener Rebbe Endorses Erick Salgado

The Skulener Rebbe giving Erick Salgado a Bracha

The Skulener Rebbe joins many other rabbis in supporting Erick Salgado the only candidate against toevah.  The rebbe was also very happy that Erick Salgado was the strongest candidate to stand up for Bris Milah.
Some other rabbaniem who are supporting Erick Salgado are

Rabbi Avrohom Yaakov Nelkenbaum (Mir Rosh Yeshiva)  (click on the link to see his shiur)

Rabbi Haim Benoliel (Rav B'nai Yosef, and Mikdash Melech Rosh Yeshiva)

Rabbi Eliyahu Ben Haim (Av Beis Din, Rav Kehillah Yotzei Mashad, and YU Rosh Yeshiva )

Rabbi Yisrael Neuman (Lakewood (Beis Medresh Gevoah) Rosh Yeshiva )

Rabbi Moshe Green (Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva D'monsey)

Rabbi Shlomo Tzvi Stern (Debreziner Rav (Khal Yesodai Hatorah))

Rabbi Amram Klein (Ungar Rav)

Rabbi (Samuel) Shmuel Dovid Krausz (Udvari Rav)

DeBlasio + Quinn Have NO Problem With Banning Milah, Only Saying Who's Trying To Ban It!

If your wondering how good the candidates are for the Jewish community watch their reaction to Mr Salgado at the FJCC Forum while he is saying that the attack on MBP is really an attack on Milah itself and specifically on the point that groups trying to ban Bris Milah march in the NY gay pride parade.
their immediate reaction
Bill Thompson, was listening intently (before and after the parade was mentioned) then looks like he just came up with a idea and stares at the lesbian Quinn and smirks.
Anthony Weiner, was enthusiastic and clapping at Mr Salgado's comments about people trying to ban Bris Milah, and was listening intently when he mentioned the parade, then writes something down and jots a look at Quinn and smirks.
Bill DeBlasio and John Liu, both are straight faced the entire time.
"Married" Lesbian Quinn, has a holier than though smirk on the entire time up until Mr Salgado mentions the gay pride parade, she then has a annoyed confused face until after Mr Salgado finished saying there trying to ban it all together, then she looks like her dog was shot, she then goes from biting her tongue, to redoing her hair before going back in to her usual condescending smirk.

When it was his turn it, Anthony Weiner seemed to have responded to Erick by saying "I'm a liberal by just about definition of it, but I believe that there is a liberal elitist condensation, when it come to religion in our city". (more on Anthony Weiner's Bris Milah position "is he pandering to us or the gays?")

When it was his turn it, Bill DeBlasio attacked Erick Salgado for fighting for arguably (kares) most important mitzva in torah, and DeBlasio only cared about the implied 100% true insult to the gay "community".  His attack led to heckles from the more than 90% orthodox audience, and Christine Quinn starting to lead a vibrant clap consisting of her and Liu and a few reporters.  This in turn led to booing and caused moderator Avi Schick to ask people to "hold their comments till the end".

John Liu in response to BDB said "This is a great city, where we can embrace our true diversity, whether it be the "pride" that is exciting with members of the LGBT "community", or the growing Orthodox community right here in Brooklyn and other parts of the city."

Christine Quinn YMS then proceeded to lecture the Jewish community on "tolerance" while NEVER addressing the fact that there is a movement to ban Bris Milah,  She "forgot" that the only "attack" on the gay "community" was the fact that the gay pride parade allows a group to march in their parade that wants to ban Bris Milah. she then proceeded to say she will keep Bloomberg's regulations with out ever adressing the fact that their is a move to ban Bris Milah in this country that is led by members of the said gay "community".

The shocking part is that may have not been Christine Quinn;s most egregious attack on the Jewish community in the forum which was easily over 90% Orthodox.  Christine Quinn spoke about her "wife" 3 times.  The most egregious of these was in a question about what sports team she liked she responded "when I married my "wife"

to see the corrupt story, how this video was found!

Mayoral Candidate Who Wasn't "Invited" Wins FJCC-COJO Forum

Erick Salgado Wins FJCC Forum

 After Inviting, not inviting, inviting, and not inviting, and then re inviting him only for the last few minutes of the event Erick Salgado "crashed" the forum and won it, showing that the Jewish community follows the Torah and not "askoniem".

Erick Salgado won the event by being the strongest on MBP and other religious infractions even linking MBP to the previous Bris Milah ban attempts and the FACT that gays march every single year in NY's gay "pride" parade.  He further spoke about how the Jewish community came to this country for Freedom of Religion and how that is under assault. He also spoke very strongly about defending the Yeshiva Parents from high tuitions.

Rumor has it that COJO and the FJCC are very upset that Erick Salgado attended the event and even worse gained support in the Orthodox community.

From Yeshiva World News

It’s only a straw poll, so don’t give too much thought to the results. However, based on the response to our questionnaire by a diverse group of ages and gender, the results of our straw poll, conducted Tuesday night after the FJCC mayoral forum, reflect the overall public opinion polls.

There’s one exception though. Christine Quinn, who didn’t hide the fact that she’s from the LGBT community, switched places with Erick Salgado. Mr. Salgado, whose Orthodox supporters are passionate about his candidacy, got the support of 26% while Ms. Quinn was the preferred choice by 7.4%. Former Councilman Sal Albanese didn’t pick up any support among attendees at the forum. Yet he managed to impress, good enough to be considered as the second choice by 22%.

A whopping 62 percent said they do not trust the candidates based on their promises on the campaign trail while 20% said they do trust the candidates. 18% expressed no opinion.

While the Democrats can rely on the Orthodox Jewish voters to turn out in the primaries and influence the vote, they are unlikely to get the same level of support in the general elections when faced with a Republican challenger. According to our straw poll, only 26% are committed voting for the Democratic nominee in the November election while 34% plan to vote for the Republican nominee. 40 percent were undecided.
Full results below:
Q #1: If primary elections for mayor of New York City were held today who would be your choice in the Democratic party?
Erick Salgado 26%
Anthony Weiner 18%
Bill de Blasio 15%
Bill Thompson 11%
Christine Quinn 7.4%
John Liu 4%
Undecided or NE 18.6%
Q #2: Who is your second choice?
Bill Thompson 27.5%
Sal Albanese 22%
Bill de Blasio 17%
John Liu 16.5%
Anthony Weiner 6%
Christine Quinn 5%
Erick Salgado 5%
Q #3: Do you trust the candidates based on their campaign promises?
Yes 20%
No 62%
No opinion 18%
Q #4: In the general election November 5th, would you vote for the Democratic nominate, the Republican or an Independent?
Democrat 26%
Republican 34%
Undecided 40%
(Jacob Kornbluh – YWN)

Is The FJCC Afraid That Orthodox Jews Are Going To Vote For Erick Salgado?

Erick Salgado Second from the Left

In a situation that makes the Jewish Press's corruption seems tame, The Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition, and COJO of Flatbush kicks the only candidate (Erick Salgado) with real rabbaniem's support from it's forum which is scheduled to take place tonight.  Besides just being being the only candidate in favor basic morality, he's also the strongest on MBP, and the only candidate in favor of vouchers and/or tax credits to yeshiva parents.

After saying that their only inviting "real" candidates, this past Thursday Erick Salgado was invited to the FJCC/COJO Mayoral Forum (See Email invitation on the bottom).  This past motzai Shabbos on Zev Brenner's radio program Josh Mehlman, and Avi Schick were on the show to discuss the forum.

Josh Mehlman, the chairman of the Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition said "only the major five Democratic candidates, that stand a chance to become the next mayor of New York City, will participate in Tuesday night’s mayoral forum on Jewish issues. Sal Albanese and Erick Salgado, were not invited due to the fact that they have not met the minimum criteria of being considered a viable candidate, at least according to public opinion polls."  He further added “Our community is best served if we take the candidates who’re most likely to win – the major candidates who have any shot on winning – and force them to confront the issues and address our concerns,”

While Josh Mehlman claims to be a talmid of the Mir his Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Avrohom Yaakov Nelkenbaum, said "there's no such thing as a long shot or not a long shot, if people do what their supposed to do the abishter helps"

Yesterday Erick Salgados's campaign confirmed with someone from COJO that Erick Salgado was invited to the forum.  Later in the day Mr Salgado was told that his invitation was rescinded.

Furthermore on Yeshiva World News Jacob Kornbluh wrote

• While it was rumored that the remaining serious candidates – Sal Albanese and Erick Salgado – were invited in the last minute to participate, the organizers of the event deny that claim.
  
  In a conversation with YWN, Mr. Mehlman confirmed that only the five major candidates were invited, since the issues at stake are too serious to waste the time given for filibuster.
  
  “We have sent invitations to all of the candidates to meet with the members of our Coalition,” said Mr. Mehlman. “We intend to give all of the remaining candidates an opportunity to lay out their vision and plans to make New York City a better place to live in, and discuss with them their positions on the issues that are at great concern to our community.”

Email COJO sent to Erick Salgado inviting him to the forum

This whole scenario leads to a few questions
1.  Is The FJCC Afraid That Orthodox Jews Are Going To Vote For Erick Salgado?
2. Would Sal Albanese be invited if not for Erick Salgado?
3.  How can they invite a mesis umodiach like Quinn but not the only candidate who isn't against the Torah and has support of real rabbaniem?
4. Does the FJCC follow Daas Torah?
5. Is there any more corruption that we do not know about?
6. Is any other organization like agudah behind this corruption?

Erick Salgado Says That MBP Is The First Step Towards Banning Milah Altogether

Erick Salgado says that MBP is the first step towards banning Milah Altogether.  He uses proof from the atempts to ban Milah altogether in Massachusetts, San Francisco and Santa Monica.  He further notes that groups trying to ban circumcision march every single year in the Gay Pride Parade.

He also notes he's the only candidate that will fight for vouchers for yeshiva parents.

The reason candidate Salgado said  "and you better say that" is due to Jacob Kornbluh writing an article for YWN where he "forgets" to mention Erick Salgado's position on helping Yeshiva parents.

coincidentally he also "forgot" only Erick Salgado's position in his video on the subject.

Ezra Friedlander Says "Hasidic Rebbe" Supports Quinn

Ezra and his Date Christine Quinn

bolded parenthesizes mine

Former Comptroller Bill Thompson has Jewish friends in Borough Park and Manhattan. Christine Quinn is likely to find some backing from chasidim who respect her positions on crime and her support for nonprofit groups and city services.

And a Staten Island Evangelical pastor named Eric Salgado is winning some Jewish friends by supporting a controversial circumcision practice. (they forgot toievah)

With six months to go until New York elects a new mayor, the campaigns for the Democrat and Republican nominations have yet to gather serious momentum. But some of the candidates are busy presenting their pro-Jewish bona fides and cementing the relationships they hope will boost their prospects this fall.

It will be the first time in a dozen years that no incumbent is seeking re-election, and the first time in 20 years that no Jewish candidate is vying for the job.

That could change if Anthony Weiner jumps into the fray, as many consider likely given his extensive campaign war chest and his drive to rehabilitate his image after the humiliating sexting scandal that drove him from Congress two years ago.

Weiner has developed an extensive policy platform, which he calls “Keys To The City,” and has done a series of print and TV interviews: at the same time, critics have been dishing dirt against him — and in one case organizing a protest against one of his policies — demonstrating that some see him as a viable candidate.

Already in the fray for the Democrat nod are Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, City Council President Christine Quinn, Comptroller John Liu and former Comptroller Bill Thompson. Another longshot, in addition to Salgado, is former Brooklyn Councilman Sal Albanese.

On the Republican side, former deputy mayor and former MTA chairman Joseph Lhota is the best known candidate, vying against supermarket mogul John Catsimitidis and George McDonald, founder of a nonprofit that helps formerly homeless people get back on their feet. Running as an independent is Adolfo Carrion, the former Bronx borough president.

It’s a race with virtually no issues of specific concern to the Jewish community(what about the store signs in Williamsburgh), other than perhaps the city’s efforts to dissuade fervently Orthodox Jews from using the controversial and risky metzitzah b’peh (oral suction) circumcision procedure. The city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is now requiring parents to sign consent forms before a brit using the technique is performed.

Democrat Liu has come out in favor of ending the city’s interference in the practice, and so has Salgado, which earned him the support of Joseph Hayon (I think they forgot a very important issue), an Orthodox activist and former Republican candidate for Assembly in Brooklyn. According to the blog Brooklyn Independent GOP Fountainhead, Hayon hosted a Jewish event for Salgado that was attended by several rabbis as well as Romi Cohn, a top mohel and proponent of metzitzah b’peh. (he clearly didn't listen to this speech)

A lawsuit to stop the informed-consent decree is of interest primarily to ultra-Orthodox Jews, whose leaders brought the challenge. For other Jews, the legal battle will likely fall into the larger question of the city’s role in safeguarding public health beyond the era of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has worked to regulate smoking, disclosure of calories at restaurants and the sale of large sodas, and more.

Another concern to many Jewish leaders will be the future of member-item funding for local organizations from Council members, which have come under fire in some circles. De Blasio and Albanese have called for the process to be eliminated, saying it is fertile ground for corruption.

“Time after time, the discretionary funding system has led to bribery, political blackmail and a boatload of big legal bills paid for by taxpayers,” he said at a press conference recently. “New York doesn’t need an appropriations process that aids and abets corruption and political gamesmanship in order to invest in our city’s priorities and worthwhile projects. We can do better.”

Thompson so far appears to have developed the broadest constituency among Jews (no real rabbis), with strong ties to the Orthodox community of Brooklyn he has long courted and nurtured in his political career. On Sunday, the former board of education president and 2009 Democrat nominee for mayor attended Agudath Israel of America’s annual dinner. (All the major candidates were invited.)

“Thompson has a track record of being there, answering the phone, responding to issues, showing up even when it’s unpopular,” said Chaskel Bennett, a Flatbush businessman, member of Agudah’s board and Thompson supporter.

And with Merryl Tisch, chancellor of the New York Board of Regents and a well-known philanthropist in the Jewish community, as his campaign chair, announced two weeks ago, Thompson stands to gain inroads in other boroughs and non-Orthodox communities as well. Thompson has also hired Democrat political consultant Hank Sheinkopf, who worked on Bloomberg’s successful 2009 campaign and has a key understanding of the Jewish vote (recently earning rabbinical ordination from an Orthodox rabbi in Israel).

Sources say Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind, who campaigns vigorously in the Orthodox community for candidates he endorses (but does not always deliver a majority of its votes), is currently torn between backing Thompson, as he did in 2009, or de Blasio, who represented part of Hikind’s district in the City Council.

Bennett noted that Thompson declined to backtrack from his criticism of the controversial February event sponsored by Brooklyn College’s Political Science Department advocating economic measures against Israel.

When asked about his view of that event at a forum last week sponsored by the Arab American Association of New York, Thompson stood by his denunciation of the event, while others said politicians shouldn’t interfere with academic freedom. “If you look at Brooklyn College, that wasn’t a question of freedom of speech, it was a question of should the college political science department be sponsoring a forum that, in that case, that pushed hate,” he said, according to the blog Mondoweiss, which reported that Thompson was booed for his response.

De Blasio also criticized the Brooklyn College event.

Because Quinn, as the frontrunner, has and may well continue to control the purse strings of discretionary funding, she may do particularly well with Jewish voters who rely on city services, such as the poor, recent immigrants aand the elderly.

The 2011 Jewish Community Study of New York, released last year, shows that the total number of Jewish households living in poverty rose 22 percent from 103,000 a decade ago to 130,000, and the Orthodox make up 42 percent of the Jewish poor.

The number of Jewish senior citizens who live alone rose from 21,000 a decade ago to 29,000.
Another area of key concern in Jewish communities will be crime, an area on which they have tended to vote more conservatively.

“The issues for Jews are the same as for most other communities, especially the middle class,” said David Pollock, associate executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council. “Issues of keeping the neighborhoods safe and affordable housing and making sure New York grows economically, the Jewish community is really no different than any other community in that.

Political consultant Ezra Friedlander, (How much does money does he expect to make) who is supporting Quinn but not working for her campaign, noted that the speaker recently said that, if elected, she’d favor retaining Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, despite the current controversy over the department’s stop-and-frisk policy, its impact on minority communities and the debate on whether it actually reduces crime.

Friedlander said Kelly is popular in Orthodox neighborhoods where residents worry about typical crime as well as rising anti-Semitism and the threat of terrorism.

“When she publicly came out (interesting choice of words) and said she would retain Ray Kelly, a chasidic rebbe came over to me and said he will support Quinn just because of that,” said Friedlander. (Sharon Kleinbaum is not a chasidic rebbe)

Where is Sharon Kleinbaum the "Chasidic Rebbe"

Weiner, for his part, polled in second place citywide after Quinn in two recent surveys even without being in the race. But it seems unlikely he will match or exceed his 2005 second place showing in the mayoral primary now that questions about his judgment and honesty — he lied to the media for a week about his Twitter account being hacked — have come to define his public image.

“Public office requires a certain level of good judgment, operating from the moral high ground said Ester Fuchs, a political science professor at Columbia. “You don’t want to begin with people knowing you already failed that very low bar. It will be an uphill battle for him, to say the least.”

Cynthia Darrison, a political consultant who is not representing any candidate for mayor, said Quinn, Thompson and de Blasio seem to be in the best position for winning Jewish votes.

“Bill Thompson has longstanding relationships with the Jewish community, and having Merryl Tisch as his campaign chair certainly gives him credentials with a wider group of people,” she said Tuesday. “Bill de Blasio when he was in the City Council represented parts of Borough Park, and he established a good relationship through that. Quinn has been involved in the broader Jewish community over the years as speaker.”

In the Republican field, only Catsimitidis seems to be making a concerted play for Jewish votes, with his campaign reaching out to Jewish media, including The Jewish Week.

“I saw Joe Lhota at one Jewish event and we exchanged cards, but that was the last I heard of him,” said radio host Zev Brenner of Talkline Communications, which is aimed at Orthodox listeners. “The Democrats, I get contacted by them all the time. They’d be on weekly if I would let them. The Republicans are almost invisible, except for Catsimitidis.”
(Jewish Week)

Video Of Rabbis Supporting Erick Salgado For Mayor

for Video of Rav Nelkenbaum's speech click here

Video of Rabbi Auziel Admony, Rabbi Beni Rachmanov, and Rabbi Romi Cohen (7:10) a Holocaust survivor and noted mohel. plus Ruben Diaz

Text of Rabbi Romi Cohen's speech
After World War 2, my country was Czechoslovakia, I was fighting the Nazis in the forests with the partisans, a unit of 250 men, and 25 of us survived, there's no one who was not injured.  I had the highest decorations which the could be give, for freeing the countries from the Nazis. I was very comfortable in my old county, all my friends had very high positions in government, I had open door where ever I went, and I decided to leave that country and decided to come to America. And I came here for only 1 reason because the Constitution provides freedom of religion. Unfortunately we just experienced the last few months, it's not really so.  The City of New York, the largest city in the world, having a mayor who is Jewish, his name is Bloomberg, and he came out with full force, with all his might, to fight religion, to deny circumcisions, which is a fundamental, the most important, basic of Judaism, and he is fighting it with all his might.  He came introduced a law, not to be able properly complete the Mitzva of Bris Milah (circumcision) with all kind of pretexts, blood libel, lies.  It's unheard of a Jewish mayor, the largest Jewish population in the world (the city of New York) and came out against; fighting god, fighting religion.  He was fighting, he was the main force fighting for homosexuality he was fighting for (some one called out toeivah).  We all know our bible, we know there was the flood in Noach's time, the world was wiped out (it was the great flood) and the final nail in the coffin was when they legalized homosexuality.  It shows you the demorality of our mayor, is something which you know, which is zero.  Therefore it's obligation to every decent person, if it's Jewish, or Christian or Muslim, any American who has a little bit of decency himself, has to make sure we don't get another Bloomberg, make sure we have a person like Erick (rest is obscured by clapping)

Check of Rabbi Auziel Admony a Talmid of Rav Haim Benoliel.

 

David Greenfield Spits In Rabbi's Faces Again

David Greenfield's response to Rabbi's letter supporting Erick Salgado

David Greenfield had the chutzpah to make a joke out of the rabbis on Twitter, right after a letter was read on their behalf, to endorse Erick Salgado.  

This is not the first time Greenfield slapped the rabbis in their faces.  During a close election between Lew Fidler and David Storobin, Greenfield arranged and put together a group of men and children, including City Council candidate, Chaim Deutsch, to ignore Daas Torah.

 

I was told by a reliable source, Duetsch and Greenfield even went one step further by bullying some rabbis with threats of losing their 501c3 and threatening them with their jobs.

Now that we know that David Greenfield is truly Dov Gordon, that source seems to be corroborated.

k But sources say that behind at least some of Gordon’s “Backroom Deals” columns is Greenfield himself, working in tandem with Yeshiva World publisher Yehuda Eckstein, with the councilman a primary source for “inside” political information.
“I’m not insinuating that David is the only person that uses the Dov Gordon pen name, but as it pertains to politics, he is far and away the only person writing about inside baseball,” Stefanie Fedak, Greenfield’s former chief of staff, said in a recent interview with City & State.

Dov Gordon (David Greenfield) wrote a false article claiming that rabbis never signed anything to oppose Lew Fidler.

Dov Gordon's (David Greenfield's) Yeshiva World New Article

On the heels of David Storobin’s latest negative attack on Councilman Lew Fidler it appears that several rabbonim are sending a message: enough. YWN has confirmed that at least four rabbonim who David Storobin has publicly claimed as endorsing him have said that they HAVE NOT endorsed him. The rabbonim, well respected in their communities, each wrote personal letters stating very clearly that they are not endorsing Mr. Storobin. The statements are a serious break in Storobin’s claim to have lined up support from rabbonim – the central claim of his campaign.

“I am not convinced that one candidates observance or hashkofas is better than the the others,” wrote Rabbi Mechel Rosenbaum. “I never authorized my name to be utilized in a political campaign or to urge a vote for David Storobin,” continued Rabbi Rosenbaum’s letter.

Rabbi Avrahom Moshe Binsky was equally forceful stating, “In no way do I endorse any candidate or any party in this political election.” Rabbi Natftoli Rottenberg echoed the same concerns, “I have never endorsed or authorized my name to be utilized in a political campaign nor have I urged anyone to vote for any particular candidate in this upcoming state senate race.” Also signing a letter proclaiming that he was not endorsing Storobin was Rabbi Chaim Krausz.

“Our community should participate in the upcoming elections and vote based on who will represent us best and produce the most accomplishments for our community’s needs,” concluded Rabbi Rosenbaum.

It is unclear if the Storobin campaign will take responsibility for this latest embarrassment or pass the blame on the organization that is believed to be responsible for originating the letter – Jews for Morality. According to several sources, Joseph Hayon and Joseph Friedman, both of Jews for Morality, actively solicited signatures for the letter. However, it appears that in the case of these four rabbonim they were not told by Mr. Hayon or Mr. Friedman that the letter was an endorsement of Storobin or that it was being organized by Jews for Morality.

Jews for Morality was founded by Rabbi Yehuda Levin (it was really founded by Rav Avigdor Miller). Levin is well known in the Jewish community for his strong views on all things related to Toeiva. Levin quite famously endorsed Republican Carl Paladino in his race for Governor of New York last year. Levin later withdrew his endorsement in front of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral after Paladino refused to endorse all of Levin’s anti-toeiva platform. Ironically, Democrat Andrew Cuomo went on to win the election and immediately passed same-gender marriage into law. Rabbi Levin is also well-known for his endorsement of renowned anti-Semite Pat Buchanan for President. Less know is that Levin has run for Congress, Mayor and New York City Council twice. He lost each and every time.

Keep your browser pointed to YWN for all the latest news in the final hours of this exciting race for New York State Senate.

(Dov Gordon ?David Greenfield?– YWN)

However, Matzav then outed Gordon (Greenfield) as a liar. 

Unfortunately, there has been significant fallout from irresponsible claims regarding rabbonim “withdrawing” endorsements and the like with regard to yesterday’s race in New York between Democrat Lew Fidler and Republican David Storobin.

As first reported on Matzav.com, both candidates have declared victory, though the race is still too close to call. An unofficial tally from the New York City Board of Elections has 10,756 for Storobin and 10,636 for Fidler, with at least 750 paper ballots yet to be counted. The outcome won’t be known for some time.

“Regardless of the result, however,” an askan told Matzav.com this morning, “it is important for Yidden to have a clear understanding of the views of the gedolim, especially because there was an underhanded attempt by some to misrepresent their views.”

Those who were said to have “withdrawn” endorsement, in the cases known, had actually never issued endorsements, said the askan. What was stated by those individual rabbonim was that they were not sure that one candidate’s hashkafos were preferable over the other, and, in addition, they never authorized their names to be utilized in political ads or literature.

“Those rabbonim did not withdraw anything,” related the askan.

More importantly, gedolei Torah made clear yesterday their stance on the issue of Yidden voting for a politician who supports marriage redefinition.

Rav Yisroel Neuman, rosh yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, NJ, himself recorded an audio message that was sent to frum Jews throughout the New York and New Jersey area making it clear that rumors that he had retracted his statement in this regard were completely false. Rav Neuman made clear that it is a chillul Hashem to vote for or assist a candidate who does not stand for moral values, such as supporting marriage redefinition.

Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva of Philadelphia, also made clear his feelings on the matter, stating that one should vote for the candidate who stands for values consistent with the Torah. He added that he hopes that candidate would emerge victorious. Rav Kamenetsky’s comments can be heard by calling 712-432-8533 and then pressing 1.

For those unable to call the number, after the last two paragraphs of the recent p’sak was read, Rav Kamenetsky said, “I signed it, and I still stick to it, and I hope he’ll win.”

The rosh yeshiva was then asked, “And the rosh yeshiva was encouraging people to act on that p’sak not to vote for Fidler, and if indeed Mr. Storobin is endorsing these values that (i.e., then) people should support him…?”

Rav Kamenetsky responded, “Correct.”

In addition, Rav Avrohom Binsky of Kehillas Moreshes Yaakov, who was depicted by some as having retracted his signature against supporters of marriage redefinition, issued a statement making it clear that he had never done so.

Rabbi Binsky letter

And as reported on Matzav.com yesterday, Rav Chaim Krauss and Rav N. H. Rottenberg  emphasized that although they did not endorse a particular candidate, they did not retract their view regarding voting for a candidate who has pledged support for legislation regarding toeivah. 

Rabbi Krauss letter

Rosh Yeshiva Of Mir, Rav Avrohom Yaakov Nelkenbaum Gives A Shiur On Why It's A Mitvah To Vote For Morality

Last night there was a fundraiser for mayor candidate Erick Salgado.

The rabbis who spoke were as follows:

The first speaker was the Mir Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Avrohom Yaakov Nelkenbaum, who missed seder to speak.

 He applied the Gemara in Shabbos daf 54B (kol me sheyaish biyado limchos, veainoh moche, nitfas beoso avon  If someone has it in his power to protest and prevent someone from doing a transgression and he doesn't, he's also punished for that transgression) to voting for pro morality candidates.

 He provided an additional insight, based on a vort from Rav Shmuel Berenbaum ZT"L, on the Rashi in Netzavim (Dev. 29:16-17) "vatiru es shkutiem v'ais gelulahem" - "and you saw the their disgusting thing and dung like idols... (and you'll be draw after those idolatries).  Rav Shmuel asked: why would you be drawn after such disgusting things?  He explained that when you see other people doing things - even disgusting things - you think that if everybody else is doing it, then there must be something to it.  So too, we, in the Jewish community, are affected by our surroundings.

He ended by reminding people that both Bob Turner and David Storobin "had no chance", but God runs the world - and they won.


The next speaker was Rabbi Auziel Admony, assistant Rabbi of Bnai Yosef Torah Center, who spoke. He said "This is not considered a political event. It's a religion issue. It's a religious obligation
to be here tonight and support the campaign of Mr. Salgado."  Afterwords Rabbi Admony gave Erick a 100$ check for his campaign.

The next speaker was Rabbi Beni Rachmanov, a Bukharian Rabbi in Queens. He compared Jews in America today to Jews in Spain before the expulsion.

Finally Rabbi Romi Cohen a Holocaust survivor and noted mohel described how he came to this country - specifically because the first amendment guarantees freedom of religion - a liberty currently under assault.  He ended off by describing Mishkav Zachar as the avariah of the flood (Bereishis Rabbah 26-9)
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Erick Salgado with the Mir Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Avrohom Yaakov Nelkenbaum

Rav Haim Benoliel Donates To Erick Salgado's Campaign

Rav Haim Benoliel's contribution card

Rav Haim Benoliel, Rav B'nai Yosef, and Rosh Yeshiva of Mikdash Melech, donated 10 dollars to Erick Salgado's campaign.  He recently sighed a statement that 7 other rabbaniem joined in to say "it is a Mitzva Chiyuvis (religious obligation) to support" Erick Salgado's campaign."


As we recently reported he joins Rav Avrohom Yaakov Nelkenbaum, The Rosh Yeshiva and Posek of the Mir Yeshiva (son in law of Rav Avraham Kalmanowitz) donated 36 dollars, to mayoral candidate Erick Salgado's campaign.

Rav Haim Benoliel's signature saying it a mitvah of tzdeaka to give to Erick Salgado's campaign