Netanyahu: The anti-semitic mayor of New York—shame on you. Mr. Mamdani, since you were elected mayor of this city, many Jews no longer feel safe in New York. They talk to me. They tell me.

The lead Rabbis of 6 Orthodox Jewish-populated areas in NY/NJ (and a few aides) are standing somberly in the Oval Office as Grand Rabbi Aron Teitelbaum recited the special Jewish blessing reserved for Kings and Heads of State. This was the opening of a pre-Rosh Hashanah meeting hosted by POTUS for Hasidic Leaders, and the setting of this event is the highest honor that a POTUS ever extended to Rabbis in duration of time (30 minutes) and in the setting where the Rabbis were seated right at the desk instead of standing around for a few minuets as was with Bush 41. Back during Hanukkah 1979, Prez Carter also hosted Rabbis (including the fathers of a few of those attendees), but that was in the Roosevelt Room, last only 14 minutes and I wasn't there. That's just not the same... At any rate, the language of the prayer used on Thursday was as follows: "He Who grants deliverance to kings and dominion to princes; Whose kingdom is a kingdom for all eternity and Whose sovereignty endures throughout every generation;   He Who delivers His servant David from the evil sword; Who makes a way through the sea and a path through the mighty waters.   May He bless, protect, preserve, assist, exalt, strengthen, and elevate the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance.   May the supreme King of kings, in His mercy, sustain and protect the president and deliver him from every trouble, sorrow, and affliction.   May He place nations under his authority, cause his enemies to fall before him, and grant him success in everything he undertakes.   May the supreme King of kings, in His mercy, inspire him and all his advisers and officials to act with compassion and goodwill toward us and toward all Jews.   In his days and in ours, may Judah be saved and Israel dwell securely, and may the Redeemer come to Zion. May this be His will, and let us say Amen."

Great discussion with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch at Williamsburg Shomrim headquarters and community leaders on public safety ahead of the High Holidays. Thank you @NYPDPC for your leadership, and thank you to the NYPD officers who work every day to keep NYC safe.

From the NYT Archives, August 1979: On the passing of the Satmar Rebbe zt"l - "You don't replace your parents; you can't grow a new head." How Williamsburg and Kiryas Joel mourned a leader who built an entire world from ashes. nytimes.com/1979/08/27/archi…

The leaders of the two Satmar Hasidic factions in Williamsburg — Rabbi David Niederman (R) and Rabbi Moshe Indig (C) — exiting City Hall after meeting at the mayor’s office. (Indig endorsed Mamdani during the mayoral race while Niederman’s sect remained neutral.) 📸via @chayesmatthew