s, and more specifically, its well-respected Vaad, (Hebrew for ‘council’), which as its name suggests, is a council of rabbis and community elders. The council often makes political endorsements, which are mostly heeded by the…s a township of 760,000 people) It gave Trump a staggering 82.2% of the vote, and Biden just 17.2%. But what sets it apart from the other cities on this list — other than the monstrous Trump margin, is that it has voted for Democrats as recently as 2017, when it supported Phil Murphy for Governor. The strange politics of the place can be attributed to its large Orthodox Jewish community, of which two-thirds of local residents are members, and more specifically, its well-respected Vaad, (Hebrew for ‘council’), which as its name suggests, is a council of rabbis and community elders. The council often makes political endorsements, which are mostly heeded by the community. T…
