Hey there, it's Leel. I'm dropping into your feed today to share something that just couldn't

wait. Because earlier this week, we were very lucky to have Congressman Ritchie Torres stopped by tablet's offices.

If you're a New Yorker, you know him as the United States Representative from the Bronx.

If you're a Jew, he might recognize him for being an ardent Zionist and a fierce defender of Israel, even or especially when it was not at all politically expedient to do so.

The congressman sat with me and tablet

editor-in-chief Alana Newhouse for what I believe is his most candid

conversation to date. So as you head into Shabbat and the weekend, I hope you'll enjoy this timely

conversation about the Democratic Party and the Jews, about our urgent deficit of

patriotism, about Israel haters and their scare tactics and about how being a Zionist

is sadly making the congressmen's dating life more complicated than it needs to be.

Have a listen. Welcome Congress. It's an honor to be here. Welcome, Congressman.

It's an honor to be here.

Although before we begin, we just want to make sure we get this right, unlike some of our

colleagues in the media.

You are indeed, Ritchie Torres. Just making sure sure I am not the lieutenant governor Antonio Delgado

I am not Trevenoa. I'm not George Santos. I'm the other

Jewish-K Latino congressman from New York, so I'm Richard Torres.

It is an absolute honor to have you here.

These are not simple, easy days for you, just the other day, a certain other New York politician who shall remain

nameless accuse you of trying to gain political power insinuating that you're only kind of expressing

pro-Israel views to get the support of, shall we say, people who control all the media and the banks.

And I wonder, before we even dive into the issues, you've been such an amazing vocal supporter of the Jewish

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