Eric Adams, the incoming mayor of New York City, has moved his inauguration on Jan. 1 — a Saturday — from noon to the evening out of respect for Shabbos observers, his aides said on Tuesday, The Forward reports.
The swearing-in ceremony usually takes place at noon on the first day of the year in the plaza outside City Hall in downtown Manhattan and draws thousands of spectators. Holding his inauguration after nightfall when Shabbos is over will allow observant Jews to also take part in the festivities. Adams will formally take the reins from the current mayor, Bill de Blasio, at midnight on New Year’s Eve during a private ceremony.
That swearing-in will take place at the Kings Theatre in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
{Matzav.com}
