Rabbi Joseph Potasnik | WABC Radio Host | 02-06-26
Sid & Friends In The Morning
77 WABC
4.2 • 828 Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This National Foster Care Month, Marine Toys for Tots, is providing hope to children who needed most. |
| 0:05.8 | Staff Sergeant James Caldwell, who grew up in foster care himself, shares that while handing out gifts at a Toys for Tots distribution event, |
| 0:12.7 | a little girl looked up at him, reached into her bag, pulled out a stuffed animal, and said, |
| 0:16.5 | someone needs to make sure you get a toy too. That simple gesture embodies the heart of Marine Toys for Tots. |
| 0:22.6 | Ensuring every child, including those in foster care, experiences the kindness that can transform their future. |
| 0:27.8 | Visit Toysfor Tots.org today. |
| 0:30.0 | Joining me now is my favorite rabbi, Joe Patasnik. |
| 0:33.2 | You got some news yesterday. |
| 0:35.8 | Felicia Wisdom is now the director of the anti-Semitism office. |
| 0:40.9 | I think it's called that for the mayor, and she's a terrible choice. |
| 0:44.5 | She's another liberal reform Jew, another one of these Bernie Sanders, Jamie Raskin, Chuck Schumer types. |
| 0:52.5 | I can't stand liberal Jews. I've told you that. I find them to be more dangerous than Hamas in certain cases. I swear to God. But let's see what the rabbi thinks. Rabbi Joe Patasna. Good morning, Mr. Rabbi. Good morning to you. And I want to thank you for this introduction today because, as you were saying, the big interview today is with Melania, and now let's talk to |
| 1:12.4 | Rabbi Patash. |
| 1:13.4 | Thank you. |
| 1:14.6 | No, you're big today because there were two stories I got to cover with you that are huge. |
| 1:19.6 | First of all, I was told that your group, the Board of Rabbis, which you head here in New York, |
| 1:24.9 | and I couldn't think of a better choice, along amongst other groups, the ADL and others, have, they're not happy with this choice, with Mamdani's choice. |
| 1:35.6 | I think my friend Moshe Davis got fired. |
| 1:37.8 | I liked him. |
| 1:38.4 | He worked for Eric Adams. |
| 1:39.4 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 1:40.0 | He did. |
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