As a Jewish voter, I’ve spent a lot of time weighing my options in this election, and I’ve come to a decision that might surprise some: I’m voting for Kamala Harris over Donald Trump. I believe that Harris, as a continuation of the Biden administration, brings a steadier, more principled approach to issues that matter deeply to both the Jewish community and America’s standing in the world. For me, this choice goes far beyond any one issue. It’s about a broader approach to governance, foreign policy, and values.
I’ve listened to my friends who support Trump. Without doubt, Trump has championed policies that are supportive of Israel. But in my view, his position lacks depth. He’s pro-Israel, yes, but only because he has Jewish friends and allies who support him. His foreign policy seems rooted more in who likes him than in any coherent strategy or belief in the democratic values Israel shares with the United States. He’s similarly avoided condemning far-right, antisemitic groups not because he harbors anti-Semitic beliefs, but because he’s a narcissist. Criticizing anyone who supports him simply isn’t in his nature.
This approach is short-sighted, and, ultimately, it’s risky. Trump’s “friendship” with Israel hinges entirely on his personal relationships and whims, which means it has no ethical limits or guiding principles. Aid becomes a transactional tool that can be given or taken away based on political favors or alliances. And while Prime Minister Netanyahu may prefer a president who operates with no strings attached, I see this as a dangerous model for Israel and America’s long-term alliance.
Kamala Harris, like Biden, represents a different approach. Her support for Israel is grounded in a belief that defending Israel is part of defending democracies around the world—standing together with Ukraine against Russia and with Taiwan against China. For the Biden-Harris administration, supporting Israel is about shared values, not personal alliances. Yes, this comes with conditions. And, yes, it means that Israel doesn’t always get everything it wants, and disagreements are bound to happen. But that’s how a principled, respectful alliance should work. Aid and support aren’t endless handouts; they come with expectations and ethics that guide how we interact on the world stage.
Some argue that Trump’s disregard for norms and limits makes him “stronger” on Israel. But I disagree. It’s exactly these ethics, these principles, that keep our alliances steady and secure – even if we don’t like or agree with them at this very moment in time. Biden and Harris may have spats with Israel’s leadership from time to time, but I believe these disagreements come from a place of respect for democracy and mutual accountability. This is the kind of partnership I trust more—a relationship based on more than just favors and flattery.
My friends are concerned about “woke” culture, and I get it. They feel that Harris doesn’t align with their views on these issues. But I’m looking at a bigger picture. Trump’s tendency to foster support based on personal loyalty rather than shared democratic values worries me. His foreign policy is too unpredictable, too driven by whims and ego, and that’s not what I want for Israel or for the United States.
Kamala Harris may not be perfect, but she offers a stable, ethical, and principled approach that’s better for America’s allies and, ultimately, for Jewish voters.
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i dont believe ywn published this.
Whoever thinks this way is an utter fool!!! Would a principled foreign policy call for ditching all the allies you’ve made in a multi decade war?!? Just leaving everyone you promised to help at the mercy of the Taliban?!?! And if is his foreign policy is rooted simply in who he likes and who likes him why than was the only recent administration under which Russia didn’t invade a neighboring land?!? The list goes on and on… if you’re actually thinking this way you are totally ignorant and just regurgitating the main stream media’s propaganda!!!!
This sounds like it was written by a totally irreligious or non Torahdik person. We don’t vote for someone based on their steadiness or “normalcy”. She certainly DOES NOT have the ethics or principles of the Torah. She is a radical liberal! She supports same sex marriage, gay rights, late term abortion, paid gender change surgery, and the list of terrible evils of the liberal party go on and on and on. How many babies have been killed by democratic – supported abortion?
Here’s a great thread explaining why frum Jews should vote Harris:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1853072514026512411.html
A lot of people are sick of the pro Trump gaslighting. Trump has constantly signalled he will not be pro- Israel this time around.
This write seems to have swallowed the propaganda of Harris and the liberal party that Israel is doing genocide in Gaza lol, and that the US aid to Israel is rightly deserving of being conditioned on “doing more” for the humanitarian “disaster” in Gaza. Are you not aware that Hamas hides amongst civilians, hospitals and schools to attack Israel? Are you not aware that the IDF is the most ethical army in the world, warning the enemy in advance of their strikes? You seem to think that Israel needs to be “reigned in” by the US, and that US Jews are voting for Trump because he will give them a free pass… You certainly have the wrong approach my friend…
And why are the Pro-Palestinians all going to the democrats for support?
Trump vs Harris/Biden. Based on past performance.
Question 1. Who is better for America? Trump. Better on the economy. Better for our conservative values (not a role model, but choosing conservative judges). Better on immigration.
Question 2. Who is better for global politics. Trump. Putin and Xi aren’t afraid of Biden. He gave Iran billlllions of $$$.
Question 3. Who is better for Israel? Trump.
Past performance doesn’t guarantee same results, but they are definitely indicative.
The socialist and “gender” agenda of the left, is the ultimate danger to our society.
Forget Israel.
America is supposed to be a free country and capitalist, with small government and strong military.
We don’t want crazies taking over society, like they taken over NYC, with speeding cameras everywhere, and criminals set free right away.
This is not about Trump, or a particular individual. It’s about long term government agendas.
VOTE REPUBLICAN DOWN THE TICKET!
leaving out all the reasons a frum Jew should vote for Trump, there is one question that any American should ask themselves before they vote
Are you better off todat than 4 years ago?
Gas was cheaper 4 years ago.
Students in colleges were safer 4 years ago.
The world had no wars 4 years ago.
the illegal immigrant problem was being addressed (And could have been resolved had the D party been busy with the problems facing america instead of trying to depose the elected president)
How many illegal aliens are there in the U.S. today? How many crimes have been commited by them in the last 4 years. We had a border Czar who did nothing to resolve the issue.
And that is who you want to elect?
Voting for any democrat in this election is insane
idiot
I heard that many Gedolim in the US and Israel came out strongly how crucial it is for trump to win (even the ones who generally endorse democrats). I haven’t heard of a single Rov, Rebbe, or Daas Torah say to vote for Kamala. As a frum American Jew who cares about the Torah and the holy land of ארץ ישראל I do not believe the choice has ever been more clear. What you write is pure nonsense, trump has proven to be a great friend of Israel time and time again as well as an advocate for religious beliefs and not nasty woke תועיבה ideology. Ultimately it’s לב מלכים ביד ה׳ and all is in Hashem’s hands, but as far as who to daven for and who to vote for, it’s Trump 100%
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Kamala is an oisvorf, but Trump isn’t going to shtell tzu, what can you do…
As always, YWN has everyone up in a frenzy. So much fun to watch all these people go crazy, as if this mailbag will sway even one voters mind.
Another epic post by YWN!!!!!!
Thank you for speaking up. Too often frum voices for Harris are stifled due to MAGA mania. Many shomrei Torah umitzvos recognize the threat that Trump poses and that he is totally unfit for office. They may be afraid to talk up but they will be joining you in voting Harris and bringing sanity back to American politics. Yasher koach.
“Kamala Harris may not be perfect, but she offers a stable, ethical, and principled approach that’s better for America’s allies and, ultimately, for Jewish voters.”
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What did you smoke before writing this article?
My dear fellow jew, I recommend you familiarize yourself with real Torah values.
I don’t believe you are even Jewish because this showed up as Anomymous so who you are is questionable. I think only the non-religious comunity would vote for Harris is because she has a Jewish husband. Otherwise, voting for her makes no sense anyway you see it. The was she speaks! I still don’t understand what she will do because she has a way of saying “much to do about nothing”. She doesn’t get to the point. That means either she doesn’t know or behind our back, she will do what she originally wanted to do. And that is really scary! Much more than Trump.
My friend, you are projecting. We do not have evidence Kamala Harris supports democracy. Every position she held until running for president was far left. She openly despises Netanyahu and has agreed with the statement that Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza. She is with the far left community. The community that hates G-d, hates Judaism, and hates western values. The community that stood by, tolerated, and even supported BLM and its believers burning down America. She stands with AOC, ilhan Omar and Rashida talib.
In contrast, look at trumps actions. He recognized the golan as Israel. He recognized Jerusalem as the eternal capital of Israel and moved the embassy. He supported Israel in doing whatever was necessary to exterminate its threats. He fights against Iran whereas Harris administration supports Iran. He sends Israel all the weapons it needs whereas the Harris administration refused to send Israel the weapons it needs – although eventually backtracking on that.
We have two records of four years each. One supports Israel and fights against Iran and western civilizations enemies. The other supports Israel only to the extent politics forces it and backstabs Israel every chance it gets. The current administration withdrew all opposition established by trump as soon as it took office and does all it can strengthening Iran – INCLUDING RECENTLY LEAKING CLASSIFIED REPORTS OF ISRAELS ATTACK TO IT!!!
Obviously you are projecting. No rational supporter of Israel, no rational observant Jew can support Harris. The choice is clear for those who believe in G-d. It’s trump not Harris.
Baruch hashem that our Jewish community is not monolithic and also Baruch Hashem that the overwhelming majority of affiliated Jews, liberal and conservative, will be voting for Donald Trump.
Thank you for your letter, couldn’t have said it better.
Yeshiva world news published this horrendous letter? I’m shock over it. How can a frum Jew vote for Kamala and her ilk? That essentially means this anonymous person believes that the “Squad” is right– he/she has to understand that a vote for Kamala means a vote for the Squad. No one knows what the future will bring but this Democratic party has shown time and time again how much they hate Israel. And that includes Schumer who has been so quiet in this. Shame on him too. The Rabbanim have come out to say to vote for Trump–I wonder who this person’s rav is? Maybe one of those so called “Orthodox Rabbis” who signed the letter. All of whom are not orthodox –women rabbis, and supporters of certain lifestyles that the frum community does not endorse. I would highly suggest that YWN takes this anonmymous letter off. Or maybe this person thinks it’s Purim already and did a Vi’nehapichu.
With all the crtics on the this writter how come YWN published this article ???
“Trum doesn’t think deep” , as if Harris thinks deep. She doesn’t even bother thinking at all.
boruch dayan emes
i recite this brocha when i hear bad news that someone died
but when someone alive dies, or rather their brain or sanity dies (saying why to vote harris) you make this brocha with shem umalchus
boruch ata hashem elokeinu melech haolam dayan haemes
This Jew who wrote this trash article and any Jew or non Jew voting for Kamala is רשע מרושע:
רשעים אפילו על פתחו של גיהנם אינם חוזרין בתשובה
Unfortunately, the point of view expressed here is based on a fundamental misconception that Kamala Harris is in possession of deep-seated “beliefs” about anything that transcend the here and now of a constantly changing political landscape. Forget “the administration”. She, AS AN INDIVIDUAL, clearly is not. Whether you agree to it or not, Trump has been expressing the same view on foreign economic policy since the 90s. If you are hoping to find stability in Kamala, I suggest you look elsewhere.
She did not get voted into this position. She has no grasp of policy and is much more radical than Biden. She has not expressed sympathy for Jews after Oct 7. You are in fantasy land or ignorant.
Her main job was the border. That was wide open. I’ve heard that there might be 20 million immigrants here illegally. They will be given the ability to vote at some point and forget Republicans after that. She should be kicked out of her job for endangering our security.
I figured out who the Anonymous writer of that letter was – a true-blue Jew named Doug Emhoff! Probably Emhoff’s buddies are the ones who posted their agreement with the letter.
That’s the only way it makes sense.
Anyone with a grain of brain who is not biased understands that Harris will continue the Obama line of strengthening Iran. Trump took a hard line again Iran and succeeded at weakening the terrorist state until Biden took over and reembolded them. Harris probably would advance the Iranian cause if given the chance.
As far as Israel, Mr. Anonymous/Emhoff write about Trump’s friendship as if he/she/it has clear proof of Trump’s motives. Trump recognizes Israel’s right to defend itself, not just as lip service. Biden/Harris tried their best to preserve Hamas by preventing Israel from going into Rafah. If it were up to them, Sinwar yimach shemo would still be alive. They twist Israel’s arm to provide humanitarian aid which Hamas steals and sells, thus supporting Israel’s enemies.
For the US, Trump will keep safer borders, will not defund the police, and will not appoint woke judges who will try to force Jewish schools to hire transgender teachers or those with same-sex spouses to inculcate equality diversity and inclusion, including every to’eiva in the book.
Mr. Emhoff, you’re the only Jew who deserves to be excused for voting Harris.
Yes, Trump does have an overgrown ego, but Harris and her values represent Sodom. Who will you vote for?!
To quote Michael Savage “liberalism is a mental disorder”. That’s the only logical explanation for this madness!
this is against the view of all of our gedolim and should be removed imediately
SOMEONE is HIGHLY confused
I not sure where you’re picking up all these wonderful characteristics that you think the camel has; but even the goyim keep saying they have NO IDEA what she believes, thinks & plans to do. SOMEONE obviously has a Great imagination!
-Besides we vote on their actual policies & record from the past, not on the characteristics of a GOY!!
-3rd & most importantly: Gedolim have said to DAVEN for Trump to win! ANY real TORAH Jew , should & WILL go w that!!
– for the unsure: please ask your local orthodox Rabbi about what to do in this election of pikuach nefesh!!
Really Stable she can’t make up her mind on the following issues. (Changes depending who she speaks to)
Fracking
Border security
Defunding the police
Mandatory gun buybacks
Petty Theift
Legalize Drugs
Israel arms embargo
YWN IS THE GREATEST TROLL OF ALL TIME.
PERIOD.
SOooooooooo fun that everyone fell for this.
X is the melech!
So anyone even blind deaf and dumb as a rock can have their article posted?!
How about a post supporting the kind and virtuous Hamas or Hezbollah…
@MDshweks – So now having a difference of opinion in an election is compared to being a supporter of Hamas and Hezbollah.
This is getting even sicker.
How much did the DNC pay YWN to publish this “Mailbag” (Garbage Bag) letter…?
It’s obvious that YWN posted this letter themselves wanting to cause a sensation (as it has!) No Jew in their right mind would have sent that!! You just want to stir things up! And you succeeded!
I have multiple proofs from various gamara bavli and yerushalmi that trump will bring us to the geula shelaima. Not joking. dead serious.
Also numerous zohar point to trump.
My analysis shows he might lose tomorrow, but he will come back in another revelation in 4 years, possibly as his son. There is conflicting rayos from various midrashim. I am still working on a backup plan.
In the meantime, whatever reb donald shlita does or says is torah misinai. Even all the abortions he personally had over the years when he was a die hard nyc liberal.
i also have halacha proof that he allowed to get an aliya in shul on shabbos, and does not need a bris mila. he is on a far greater madrega than anyone ever in the history of the world.
good shabbos and have an easy fast.
This whole logic is based on the belief that Harris is an extension of bidens government. It doesn’t seem like this premise is correct. Harris has spoke in a far more derogatory way regarding Israel than even Obama. Also are our monetary issues and taxes on unrealized gains and inflation not a concern?
The heilige yid that wrote this comment is obviously
1) very financially secure and doesn’t need gelt
2) someone whos had a-lot of exposure to liberals and became desensitized
3) doesn’t listen too shtaark to Rabbonim
4) loves being an ibbur chochom
I am also surprised that Yeshiva World posted his comments, did they ask their “rabbinical board “. Why post these things altogether?? Isn’t this a news website? If offered i can write a rebuttal much more professionally than the one posted. Seems like they posted a rant to make trump supporters look crazy.
@Uberteshivish – “If offered i can write a rebuttal much more professionally than the one posted. Seems like they posted a rant to make trump supporters look crazy.”
You might know how to write, but not read….. Look at the last sentence in this above post.
“The views expressed in this letter do not necessarily represent those of YWN. Have an opinion you would like to share? Send it to us for review.”
Send it to YWN. Would love to read the high intelligence of another mailbag writer. So amazing to read.
Go Tonald Drump!
Maga Kamala!
Why hasen’t anyone said it as it is: TRUMP 2024, TRUMP 2028, TRUMP 2032 TRUMP 2036 ETC ETC ETC
TRUMP FOR NOW AND FOREVER!
YECHI HAMELECH TRUMP LIOLAM!
AMEN V’AMEN!!
This is all very disheartening to say the least. We have become a deranged community of hate and “my way or the highway”.
Cultist behavior is an understatement. Starts from the top. Making protests during a war in the heart of Lakewood against the IDF.
The same “gedolim” who allegedly are mega Maga supporters. The entire fish sticks to high heaven.
When this dust settles, either tomorrow night with a trump loss, or in 4 years when he leaves office, the mess will be unreal and horrific at what happened to our community.
We have descended from an intelligent community who reads, thinks and analyzes and makes intelligent decisions, to that of a bunch of people slobbering over herring and booze in a kiddish club and being trash-talked to by your friends if chas veshlolom you have another opinion about something. our rabbis are at fault.
Bunch of degenerates with this political stuff, and it’s getting way worse. i am disgusted.
Here’s why I’m voting for Harris.
Trump and Vance are campaigning in Michigan for the Arab vote and saying that American policy is supporting Israel is the reason why do many of them got killed, and not because Hamas killed 1200 Israelis, he’s giving Bibi to end the war before he takes office, even without hostage return, he’s saying it publicly and directly to Netanyahu.
If Trump wins, Israel is in trouble, no wonder that a majority of Muslim, especially the most radical islamists are voting for Trump, even Rashida Tlaib refuses to ensure Harris.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/arab-american-muslim-voters-trump-harris-michigan-gaza-israel-rcna177647
But it’s not just Hamas supporters are voting Trump, every Nazi and antisemitic Holocaust denier is voting for him.
לא לחינם הלך זרזיר אצל עורב, אלא מפני שהוא מינו
Some board bochur asked AI to write an article ‘Why a jew should vote for Harass’ and all the commenters of YWN are freaking out!! CHILL!! it was just a joke!
Fed Up ,
Just curious why “our Rabbis are at fault”. Why is everything blamed on the Rabbis? I’d honestly like to hear something logical but I strongly doubt you can state anything of substance. Blame the Rabbis for all you see wrong with the community.
@Fed Up – Exactly!
Many Trump supporters in this nation refuse to admit any fault. Many Frum Jews really do treat him more like a mashiach than anything else I’ve ever seen.
Now, here is where I will really make friends. If we were not so brainwashed, would we, would YOU hire a person accused by more than twenty women of sexual assault or harassment to ANY position? especially a position of leadership? Or will you continue to rationalize and justify and say they were all lying or call them all bad words for standing up to a sexual predator? what if it was your daughter?
Oh yes, I know, I must be brainwashed by the liberals to question the infallibility of the person who felt that separating kids from their parents is the proper way of handling ANYTHING. This person, as the most influential person in the country, played down COVID, and so so did the Frum Community. Do you know how many people I know who we lost from this disease? 36 year-old friends. Many of my rabbanim lost parents, and yet the idea that COVID really was never a big deal is still repeated by MOST frum yidden I know. Reality? who needs it?
“We have descended from an intelligent community who reads, thinks and analyzes and makes intelligent decisions, to … being trash-talked to by our friends if chas veshlolom[ we] have another opinion about something. ”
I agree and it is a problem.
As those who are supposed to represent EMES, Why do so many of us hold on to beliefs with no evidence – i.e. that Trump won 2020?
For those of you terrified of gay people or woke culture, you are being foolishly near-sighted and forgetful of your history to think that empowering evangelical Christians is what will be good for Jews. The secular government of the U.S. is one of the primary factors that has made this nation a welcoming home to Jewish people. You say, “abortions are bad”? Then, don’t have one, unless your rav and doctor said to, right?
Conservatives say they fear big government while they vote for the government to have power over our bodies. If the government can forbid abortions, they may be able to force them in the future. Keep your laws off my family’s bodies.
Trump has said that if you elect him, you will never need another election again. Oh. I’m sorry. That’s just me believing him at his word. I’m sure you all feel that at THAT moment, he was just saying stuff he didn’t mean.
As far as Israel is concerned,., I am not happy with Kamala, but if she wins, she will leave in 4 or 8 years, and we can continue the relationship with someone else. Trump has been vocal, and we should assume honest, about his desire to change this country in the direction of the image of an authoritarian regime.
No, thank you.
Whoever wrote up this ridiculous nonsense was looking for entertainment! Boy did he get what he wanted!
This writer is either smoking something really good, getting paid very well, or closely affiliated with the Kamala campaign.
YWN is a front for Ezra Friedlander.
While drowning in the cesspool and enjoying it, they see the money on the bottom.
PEOPLE – Please make Shalom. Please Stop saying that Liberal isn’t a Jew or a Conservative isn’t a Jew, or a Tzioni isn’t a Jew, or any of this mean stuff.
Even that they’re not good Jews or Kosher Jews. Just keep our mouths closed on the kashrut of our fellow Yidden. Every Yid is Ben or Bat Melech. Please be kind to everyone, and stop with this “You’re not a real Jew” stuff. Sinas Yisrael should not be our mehalech.
Hoping for the victory of our candidates does not give us the right to attack each other like we do. Let’s make Shalom.
I love you all, strangers though you may be. Conservatives and Liberals, and those in the middle or somewhere else.
Sheesh, every time I look at this common section it grows by like 10 comments the anonymous writer must feel really good with himself for accomplishing the ultimate troll of a lifetime
@Ferd,
I know, and I have a feeling that the OP is a bachur sitting in his Dira somewhere in Beis Yisrael laughing his head off, not even intent on voting Harris, but is just bored stiff……
idiotic. click bait by ywn
You disgust me.
You require an IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY appointment with a top notch psychiatrist of the absolute highest caliber.
I think the writer of this is crazy, and the sick. Help isn’t the word that this sick fellow needs. How can some crack head say “THAT AFTER WAIGHING MY OPTIONS” and pick Kamala. It might not be his/her fault maybe THE WRITER IS JUST NOT NORMAL. But I know why this ended up on YWN. Just by reading this article you can can tell that something is off with the writer.
We have historically thrived under rulers like Trump. The emperor who had the tanna as a friend, or the poritz who had a yeshua from a Rebbe. Yeah they can go either way (my rebbes father said day after last election he’s mamesh like achashveirosh chatzi chochom chatzi tipesh.) but placate then and we are safe and can concentrate on Torah and middos and our kinderlach.
The Obamas out there (and she is no Obama lol) are truly dangerous. Bh we survived. His team was a deadly theat to Israel. Mamesh dealt with Iran in secret for years. Haven’t heard from that crowd lately.
To out of town jew you are not better than moshe rabbainu and he called korach veaduso reshoim.
The focus of the writer is wrong. Yes, we need to protect and think about Israel,. However, most importantly, we live in the US. We must think about the US first and israel second. Our home country comes first, then we can worry about the rest of the world.
Self hating Jew
Can someone please name actual names of “Every gadol says to vote for Trump”? Actual names of gedolim, please.
I came on this site to get the frum Yidden’s perspective on who to vote for. I will vote for whoever the gedolim say, but if no one can list a single gadol, it sounds like they’re making it up and I will just make my own decision, I guess. And my decision right now is between intelligently-written pieces for Harris and misspelled yelling arguments for Trump. Those same yelling people are screaming “Every gadol!” and I have not actually seen them list one gadol.
I don’t need an argument here. You’ll win me over if you actually list gedolim. (And make sure it’s gedolim who, if someone were to ask them in person, would say, “Yes, I did say that.” I need to be able to say, “Yeah, but this rav says to vote for Trump, so that’s what I did.”
Can someone please name actual names of “Every gadol says to vote for Trump”? I need actual names of gedolim, please.
I came on this site to get the frum Yidden’s perspective on who to vote for. I will vote for whoever the gedolim say, but if no one can list a single gadol, it sounds like they’re making it up and I will just make my own decision, I guess. And my decision right now is between intelligently-written pieces for Harris and misspelled yelling arguments for Trump. Those same yelling people are screaming “Every gadol!” and I have not actually seen them list one gadol.
I don’t need an argument here. You’ll win me over if you actually list gedolim. (And make sure it’s gedolim who, if someone were to ask them in person, would say, “Yes, I did say that.” I need to be able to say, “Yeah, but this rav says to vote for Trump, so that’s what I did.”