Ray McGuire has a rich resume and a political war chest to compete in the crowded New York city mayoral contest. The former Citigroup executive has raised more than $5 million since announcing his candidacy in December. But as he is polling in the single digits behind leading candidates with more name recognition, McGuire may need more than creative TV ads to break through. Some prayers may come in handy.
“I’m taking all prayers, I need your help,” McGuire told a group of twenty rabbis on a Zoom call on Friday. “I would not be where I am without a whole bunch of prayers,” he said at the conclusion of a 45-minute event titled Ray for the Rabbis. “So thank you in advance for whatever prayers you can send up.”
Susan Kinsolving is poet in residence at Hotchkiss School in Lakeville. Her poems have received critical acclaim from The New York Times, The Lost Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The New Yorker and she has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Award.