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BREAKING: Chuck Schumer Gets Multiple Crown Heights Endorsements

by CrownHeights.info

In a letter published on Friday, just days before the election, multiple prominent Crown Heights activists released a surprise endorsement for New York Senator and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Schumer, a Democrat, is Jewish and stands heavily pro-Israel on many matters, being a counterweight for some of the anti-Israel voices of the US Senate.

Read the full endorsement below:

Dear Member of Anash,

We have decided to follow the majority of Orthodox Jewish communities in New York to endorse Senator Chuck Schumer for his reelection to the United States Senate.

While we don’t always agree with his politics, we feel that when it comes to issues that are unique to the orthodox Jewish community, and to our greatest ally Israel, Senator Schumer has been steadfast in his support.

Here are a couple examples, the Senator has secured in this year’s budget, $360M (of which about 25% comes back to NY) for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program. This includes funding that went to many Crown Heights and Lubavitch institutions. He has steadily increased this funding up from $90M just 4 years ago.

Additionally, Senator Schumer has secured millions and millions of dollars for our yeshivas, both here in Crown Heights, and around the state. The Senator also eliminated the cap on the number of children eligible for the child tax credit, allowing families to receive the credit for all of their children.

The fact is that Senator Schumer is going to win this election anyway, and it is in our interest that he win by larger margins. If he does not, it will only empower the far left members of his party, and of New York State, which endangers our community.

With the real challenges facing our community and country in the years ahead, this is not time to take a position based on ideology.

We encourage you to vote for Senator Chuck Schumer.

Rabbis
Shea Hecht
Yaacov Behrman
Sruly Clapman
Shlomie Hecht
Yossi Hershkop

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8 Comments

  • Chaim Broner

    How sad. When you consider how he aligned himself with Pelosi and the radical left he has abandoned any sense of morality. He presently contradicts virtually everything he stood for when the Republicans had the majority. He is two faced and will say anything to get your vote.

    We should endorse Republicans as when we backed Pataki while all other Orthodox groups backed Cuomo. He’s a disgrace

  • Yossel

    So it’s still all about MONEY! This man’s horrible record on Israel and liberal policies undermining our country’s economic stability mean nothing because he gives our community money??? Sorry, I’m not impressed…

  • FS

    Shame!
    Money before principles.
    How can Torah observant Jews support ANYONE who promotes anti-Torah values?
    We need to be a light onto the nations – not ch’v add to the darkness.

  • Sora David

    So sad that Jewish community leaders are endorsing chuck Schumer. He is part of the problem and our community should not help him to stay in power

  • Chaim Hershkop

    BIG NO!!!!
    Hard pass!!!

    Lets stop selling ourselves out for a few dollars. It simply cost us so much more in the long run!

  • Chaim Hershkop

    All the king’s servants at the king’s gate kneeled and bowed before Haman, for so had the king commanded concerning him.
    But Mordechai would not kneel or bow.
    Megillat Esther 3:2