Overview
- The over three-minute clip, filmed on the first night of Hanukkah, shows Zohran Mamdani lighting a menorah, reciting Hebrew blessings, and cooking latkes with Mandy Patinkin’s family.
- Mamdani posted the video on X on Saturday, calling it a joy to celebrate with Patinkin, Kathryn Grody, and their son, Gideon.
- Online reaction split quickly, with some welcoming the greeting and others criticizing it as performative or insincere.
- Viewers highlighted a scripted feel, pointing to Patinkin’s camera-facing surprise greeting and the produced nature of the segment.
- The appearance unfolded against Mamdani’s fraught ties with parts of the Jewish community over his anti‑Zionist stance, and the video surpassed one million views on X by Sunday.