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All the news you need to know before Rosh Hashanah

How are the candidates marking Rosh Hashanah? Mayor Eric Adams is baking “Gracie Mansion’s special vegan challah” with Naomi Nachman , an Australian-born personal chef and radio host.

Andrew Cuomo stopped by the Mikdash Eliyahu Synagogue in Brooklyn over the weekend. “The High Holidays are a time of reflection, renewal, and hope for the year ahead,” he posted .

Curtis Sliwa is “hitting the streets” over the holidays with his Jewish friend Dov Hikind, a retired Assemblyman. Hikind posted a message for Sliwa’s Jewish s

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