Rabbi Aaron Starr on 2026 Midterm Elections

Statements and actions by Rabbi Aaron Starr on this topic.

Public disputes concerning the 2026 U.S. midterm election cycle, including campaigns, candidates, conventions, advertising, endorsements, and election-related policy promises.

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Condemned1Statements: September 8, 2026. Selected filter. Activate to remove.Defended or excused0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.Challenged the characterization0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.Minimized0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.Mixed or conditional0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.Explicitly stayed out0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.

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Statement history

1 statement on this page. Dates: September 8, 2026

1 matching statement. Dates: September 8, 2026

1 published statement. Dates: September 8, 2026

Condemned

1 published statement. Dates: September 8, 2026

1 statement on this page. Dates: September 8, 2026

Rabbi Aaron Starr

Role at the time: Rabbi, Congregation Shaarey Zedek

September 8, 2026Condemned

Responding to

El-Sayed's immediate response should have stopped at an unqualified condemnation; adding causal context at that moment was a mistake.

"really only a partial apology"

Why we used this label

He explicitly regarded the apology as incomplete.

Michigan rabbis lay out demands for El-Sayed and state Democrats to earn their votes

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Reports the September 7 press conference and interviews about the petition and apology.

Read statement Abdul El-Sayed's cycle of violence framing after the Temple Israel attack