As former New Voices editor Josh Nathan-Kazis rightly points out, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg oddly implied a common Jew/New Yorker identity in his Rosh Hashanah message:
MAYOR BLOOMBERG WISHES NEW YORKERS A SHANAH TOVAH U’METUKAH
“When shofars sound in synagogues and community centers across our city on Rosh Hashanah, New Yorkers customarily say ‘Hayom Harat Olam’ – today’s the day the world was created. Together, we’ve made enormous progress creating a better city, a place where people can find jobs, get an education and build better lives for their families. But there is so much more we can still do. As New Yorkers throughout the five boroughs commemorate the beginning of a new year, I look forward to the year ahead. I wish them a happy, safe holiday. Shanah tovah u’metukah.”
Weird, no?
