Rabbi Daniel Bogard
@ravbogard.bsky.social
Rabbi at Central Reform Congregation in STL; co-founder of http://campindigopoint.org 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈; activist in the fight to #ProtectTransKids and their families from our government (he/him) 🖖
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>>Bogard emphasized that the “Jews for a Shared Future” letter is not an endorsement of any candidate. “This is not a Mamdani endorsement letter,” he said. “Anyone trying to make it that is reading it wrong.”<<
“Ultimately," said Rabbi Bogard, "we have to make a choice. Our Jewish institutions have to commit to being a tent that’s big enough to include the widest spectrum of Jewish voices and small enough to keep out the bullies.”
St. Louis Jews sign dueling letters in national debate over antisemitism and the NYC mayoral race - St. Louis Jewish Light
Rabbis political debate St. Louis heats up as local leaders sign opposing letters on Israel, antisemitism and Jewish leadership.
stljewishlight.org
November 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
>>Bogard emphasized that the “Jews for a Shared Future” letter is not an endorsement of any candidate. “This is not a Mamdani endorsement letter,” he said. “Anyone trying to make it that is reading it wrong.”<<
Over 1300!!! (Once I go update the website🙃)
"We recognize that candidate Zohran Mamdani's support for Palestinian self-determination stems not from hate, but from his deep moral convictions."
New letter, with close to 1,000 signatures and counting, including 50 clergy from New York, with a few hundred rabbis so far:
jewsforasharedfuture.org
New letter, with close to 1,000 signatures and counting, including 50 clergy from New York, with a few hundred rabbis so far:
jewsforasharedfuture.org
Jews for a Shared Future
Jews for a Shared Future is dedicated to opposing antisemitism and Islamophobia, recognizing the inseparable interconnectedness of our communities. We champion compassionate leadership, foster dialogu...
jewsforasharedfuture.org
November 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Over 1300!!! (Once I go update the website🙃)
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If you're Jewish, particularly a New York Jew, and this letter moves you, I invite you to sign. Clergy from anywhere are especially welcome. jewsforasharedfuture.org
Jews for a Shared Future
Jews for a Shared Future is dedicated to opposing antisemitism and Islamophobia, recognizing the inseparable interconnectedness of our communities. We champion compassionate leadership, foster dialogu...
jewsforasharedfuture.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
If you're Jewish, particularly a New York Jew, and this letter moves you, I invite you to sign. Clergy from anywhere are especially welcome. jewsforasharedfuture.org
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Glad to see my rabbi signed onto the OTHER letter, the one defending Mamdani and insisting that "In a climate of rising division, we must stay focused on what truly keeps us safe: working across differences to protect the rights and improve the lives of EVERYONE."
jewsforasharedfuture.org
jewsforasharedfuture.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Glad to see my rabbi signed onto the OTHER letter, the one defending Mamdani and insisting that "In a climate of rising division, we must stay focused on what truly keeps us safe: working across differences to protect the rights and improve the lives of EVERYONE."
jewsforasharedfuture.org
jewsforasharedfuture.org
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My friend, and someone who has stepped up in amazing ways to create safer communities across faiths, and especially for trans kids: “Jewish safety cannot be built on Muslim vulnerability.”
Amen.
Amen.
“Ultimately," said Rabbi Bogard, "we have to make a choice. Our Jewish institutions have to commit to being a tent that’s big enough to include the widest spectrum of Jewish voices and small enough to keep out the bullies.”
St. Louis Jews sign dueling letters in national debate over antisemitism and the NYC mayoral race - St. Louis Jewish Light
Rabbis political debate St. Louis heats up as local leaders sign opposing letters on Israel, antisemitism and Jewish leadership.
stljewishlight.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
My friend, and someone who has stepped up in amazing ways to create safer communities across faiths, and especially for trans kids: “Jewish safety cannot be built on Muslim vulnerability.”
Amen.
Amen.
And our letter wasn't organized by a shady right-wing org gaslighting org that needs to call itself "The Jewish Majority" 👀
“Ultimately," said Rabbi Bogard, "we have to make a choice. Our Jewish institutions have to commit to being a tent that’s big enough to include the widest spectrum of Jewish voices and small enough to keep out the bullies.”
St. Louis Jews sign dueling letters in national debate over antisemitism and the NYC mayoral race - St. Louis Jewish Light
Rabbis political debate St. Louis heats up as local leaders sign opposing letters on Israel, antisemitism and Jewish leadership.
stljewishlight.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
And our letter wasn't organized by a shady right-wing org gaslighting org that needs to call itself "The Jewish Majority" 👀
I keep thinking about how this is the only social media that I'm posting this article on 🤷😎🙃
“Ultimately," said Rabbi Bogard, "we have to make a choice. Our Jewish institutions have to commit to being a tent that’s big enough to include the widest spectrum of Jewish voices and small enough to keep out the bullies.”
St. Louis Jews sign dueling letters in national debate over antisemitism and the NYC mayoral race - St. Louis Jewish Light
Rabbis political debate St. Louis heats up as local leaders sign opposing letters on Israel, antisemitism and Jewish leadership.
stljewishlight.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I keep thinking about how this is the only social media that I'm posting this article on 🤷😎🙃
Sooo.... I'm the digital organizer for jewsforasharedfuture.org , and I present you with a running list of the best troll submissions.
Coming in strong:
1) Cantor Likma Enus
2) Rabbi Ben Dover
1/x
Coming in strong:
1) Cantor Likma Enus
2) Rabbi Ben Dover
1/x
October 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Sooo.... I'm the digital organizer for jewsforasharedfuture.org , and I present you with a running list of the best troll submissions.
Coming in strong:
1) Cantor Likma Enus
2) Rabbi Ben Dover
1/x
Coming in strong:
1) Cantor Likma Enus
2) Rabbi Ben Dover
1/x
“Ultimately," said Rabbi Bogard, "we have to make a choice. Our Jewish institutions have to commit to being a tent that’s big enough to include the widest spectrum of Jewish voices and small enough to keep out the bullies.”
St. Louis Jews sign dueling letters in national debate over antisemitism and the NYC mayoral race - St. Louis Jewish Light
Rabbis political debate St. Louis heats up as local leaders sign opposing letters on Israel, antisemitism and Jewish leadership.
stljewishlight.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“Ultimately," said Rabbi Bogard, "we have to make a choice. Our Jewish institutions have to commit to being a tent that’s big enough to include the widest spectrum of Jewish voices and small enough to keep out the bullies.”
Proud to be one of the organizers of this effort. Jews (particularly professional ones), go and sign!
Jewsforasharedfuture.org
Jewsforasharedfuture.org
Jews for a Shared Future
Jews for a Shared Future is dedicated to opposing antisemitism and Islamophobia, recognizing the inseparable interconnectedness of our communities. We champion compassionate leadership, foster dialogu...
Jewsforasharedfuture.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Proud to be one of the organizers of this effort. Jews (particularly professional ones), go and sign!
Jewsforasharedfuture.org
Jewsforasharedfuture.org
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And Jewish institutions are hardly democratic. They’re all corporations, run by boards of people, and their first directive is amassing wealth. For-profit companies call it “value”, nonprofits call it “endowment”. But the purpose is the same. Control.
If you want to understand why Jewish institutional leadership is so out of touch with actual American Jews, you need to understand the funding dynamic of basically every legacy Jewish institution. 1/
October 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
And Jewish institutions are hardly democratic. They’re all corporations, run by boards of people, and their first directive is amassing wealth. For-profit companies call it “value”, nonprofits call it “endowment”. But the purpose is the same. Control.
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Insightful thread.
If you want to understand why Jewish institutional leadership is so out of touch with actual American Jews, you need to understand the funding dynamic of basically every legacy Jewish institution. 1/
October 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Insightful thread.
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this thread - and if you know my situation...
If you want to understand why Jewish institutional leadership is so out of touch with actual American Jews, you need to understand the funding dynamic of basically every legacy Jewish institution. 1/
October 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
this thread - and if you know my situation...
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This thread is, unfortunately, spot on. And is why my career has been quite a struggle the last 10 years.
If you want to understand why Jewish institutional leadership is so out of touch with actual American Jews, you need to understand the funding dynamic of basically every legacy Jewish institution. 1/
October 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This thread is, unfortunately, spot on. And is why my career has been quite a struggle the last 10 years.
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If you want to understand why Jewish institutional leadership is so out of touch with actual American Jews, you need to understand the funding dynamic of basically every legacy Jewish institution. 1/
October 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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I'm Jewish and didn't understand the reason for this before, but seeing it laid-out seems obviously correct to me.
If you want to understand why Jewish institutional leadership is so out of touch with actual American Jews, you need to understand the funding dynamic of basically every legacy Jewish institution. 1/
October 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I'm Jewish and didn't understand the reason for this before, but seeing it laid-out seems obviously correct to me.
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good thread. this is part of why I'm on the Board of my local, tiny synagogue
If you want to understand why Jewish institutional leadership is so out of touch with actual American Jews, you need to understand the funding dynamic of basically every legacy Jewish institution. 1/
October 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
good thread. this is part of why I'm on the Board of my local, tiny synagogue
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I not only joined a temple but agreed to chair the Praline Matzo Committee for the annual food festival for basically this reason
If you want Jewish institutions to represent actual Jews, unfortunately, it means joining and loudly demanding that we represent your values. Walking away leaves all of our institutions in the hands of unrepresentative right-wingers. 5/
October 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I not only joined a temple but agreed to chair the Praline Matzo Committee for the annual food festival for basically this reason
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This is something I’ve been wondering about and I appreciate the thread!!
If you want to understand why Jewish institutional leadership is so out of touch with actual American Jews, you need to understand the funding dynamic of basically every legacy Jewish institution. 1/
October 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This is something I’ve been wondering about and I appreciate the thread!!
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Important thread explained the gap between Jewish "voices" and American Jews.
It's probably a self-fulfilling death spiral. Alas.
If only I had Bezos money without Bezos amorality
It's probably a self-fulfilling death spiral. Alas.
If only I had Bezos money without Bezos amorality
If you want to understand why Jewish institutional leadership is so out of touch with actual American Jews, you need to understand the funding dynamic of basically every legacy Jewish institution. 1/
October 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Important thread explained the gap between Jewish "voices" and American Jews.
It's probably a self-fulfilling death spiral. Alas.
If only I had Bezos money without Bezos amorality
It's probably a self-fulfilling death spiral. Alas.
If only I had Bezos money without Bezos amorality
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if you're a left-wing uber-wealthy jew seeing this (lol) check out www.jewishliberation.fund
October 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
if you're a left-wing uber-wealthy jew seeing this (lol) check out www.jewishliberation.fund
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But see
7 of those 16 individual donors are Jewish (best I can discern). Jews are 2% of the American population. I’m all for the small number of Jews with great wealth using that money to make a positive difference in the world. This is graft, pay to play, the worst of the court jew tradition.
October 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
But see
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פתיל
If you want to understand why Jewish institutional leadership is so out of touch with actual American Jews, you need to understand the funding dynamic of basically every legacy Jewish institution. 1/
October 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
פתיל
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Not the communities I am currently in, but I have seen this dynamic.
If you want to understand why Jewish institutional leadership is so out of touch with actual American Jews, you need to understand the funding dynamic of basically every legacy Jewish institution. 1/
October 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Not the communities I am currently in, but I have seen this dynamic.