For years, congregants, colleagues and friends would lambaste me for my affiliation with the Democratic party. As if wearing that pin of a donkey on my coat lapel was a badge of embarrassment and anti-Zionism.

Calling me anti-Zionist is tantamount to calling all 235 pounds of me, anorexic. Upon meeting me once, seeing my girth, and immediately learning of my love of food, it would be impossible for one to mistake me for someone who loathes it.

I am in Israel anywhere between 4-8 times in a calendar year. Our family spends our summers in Israel, and our kids have each lived there, as have my wife and I for meaningful stints in our education. Our kids have visited Israel more than two dozen times each, which is a number significantly higher than their respective ages. Our largest donations each year are to Israel based organizations and we regularly campaign, support and vote for pro-Israel and pro-American candidates.

But a large and growing group of people would regularly bemoan the fact that the Democratic party hosts the like of........

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