From Shabbat surveillance to city council: The rise of an Orthodox GOP activist in New Jersey

In an interview with JI, Mordechai Burnstein shied away from talking about the bumpy road that first got him on the path toward public service, preferring instead to take a forward-looking approach to the town he now serves

When Mordechai Burnstein moved to Jackson Township, N.J., in 2015, his was just the third Orthodox Jewish family to settle in their neighborhood; now, he estimates there are more than 350 Orthodox families living there. 

Last month, he became...

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