‘JUDAISM IS FAKE!’ Pastor’s Remarks Spark Demands for Vivek Ramaswamy to Speak Out • Jewish Breaking News

Jewish Democrats in Ohio have called on Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to disavow Jeff Tauring, a pastor he had campaigned with, because he called modern Judaism “fake.”

Tauring also called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “wicked” because he did not believe in Jesus and likened COVID-era restrictions to Nazi Germany, which critics say minimizes the Holocaust.

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The Ohio Jewish Caucus, which is made up of Democrats, said that Ramaswamy appeared at the pastor’s church, Liberty Valley Church, twice.

“In 2021, members of Liberty Valley Church participated in a demonstration outside the home of then-State Representative Casey Weinstein, who is Jewish,” the caucus stated. “Taken together, this history makes Ramaswamy’s repeated appearances at the church and his decision to share a platform with Tauring deeply concerning. Vivek Ramaswamy should unequivocally reject Tauring’s comments disparaging modern Judaism and make clear that antisemitism has no place in Ohio. He should not remain silent when a pastor he has chosen to stand alongside publicly disparages the Jewish faith.”

“The Ohio Jewish Caucus will continue to stand against antisemitism, hate, and intimidation wherever they appear. Ohio’s Jewish community deserves leaders who will speak clearly and stand up when our faith and our community are targeted,” it added.