New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani met privately with about a dozen rabbis Thursday afternoon, including one of his most vocal rabbinic critics, who spoke positively about the meeting.

The specific content of the discussion, held between Mamdani and his team, and the leadership of the New York Board of Rabbis, was kept private. But multiple rabbis in attendance said they were “heartened” by the meeting, during which they shared the concerns of Jewish New Yorkers.

“Everybody was able to express their concerns very candidly,” Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, the group’s executive vice president, said in an interview, adding that recommendations were made for Mamdani’s administration. “We also agreed there would be follow-up meetings and we would strengthen lines of communication.”

Ammiel Hirs

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