More than 100 Yeshiva University students met last week in Washington with Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), one of Israel’s most vocal supporters in the U.S. Congress.
The Pennsylvania Democrat posted photos on social media holding a blue Yeshiva sweatshirt that states “Yeshiva University. Am Yisrael chai. Together with Israel.” (The Hebrew phrase means, “The nation of Israel lives.”)
“I don’t know why anybody would think I like hoodies,” the senator, known for his hooded sweatshirts, joked on Friday.
“Thanks to the 100-plus students from Yeshiva University for stopping by the Senate,” he added. “You’re always welcome back to my office.”
JNS sought comment from both the senator’s office and Yeshiva University.
“Hoodie with a backbone,” wrote Eli Lebowicz, a Jewish comedian.
Dov Hikind, a former New York state legislator and founder of Americans Against Antisemitism, expressed his appreciation for the senator’s post.
“Love that YU students got Sen. Fetterman a YU hoodie to add to his collection,” wrote the Jewish educator Dovid Bashevkin. “There’s no way they got the right size.”
“Beyond well deserved,” Bashevkin added. “Sen. Fetterman has been a beacon of hope and moral clarity. We appreciate you.”
“Thank you, Sen. Fetterman, for your unflinching support,” wrote Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky, director of educational technology at the Frisch School, Yeshivat Frisch in Paramus, N.J. “You are a true friend of the State of Israel, the Jewish people and all people who love freedom throughout the world.”