Zohran is correctly vocalizing the sh’va naʿ vowel, which you would understand if your knowledge of Biblical Hebrew pronunciation weren’t subservient to the hegemony of modern Hebrew. And of course your criticism is in bad faith anyway.
In brief remarks at the event that were available afterward via a video feed, the mayor mispronounced the Hebrew word for "covenant," or brit, turning a one-syllable word that rhymes with "feet" into two.
"The Buh-REET that has long dictated how to live well in the community," he said.
"The Buh-REET is a reminder that our fundamental obligation is to one another. It teaches of the obligation we hold to uplift the poor, to protect the vulnerable, and in the words of Leviticus 19:18, to love thy neighbor as thyself."