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Thursday, 18 Shevat, 5786
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7-Yr. Old Star at JCM

At the Jewish Children's Museum's Annual Dinner Sunday night, 7 year old prodigy pianist Ethan Bortnick was the star entertainer. Also receiving an award was 17 year old publisher Leah Larson, who recently received a $100,000 prize for her Jewish magazine for girls. Photos in GALLERY

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December 27, 2008 11:39 am

yes thank you my dear fellow brothers.kol hakavwa!!!m

stop this argument
December 18, 2008 11:41 am

i think the argument should stop here because if you think its wrong ,which i understand. then dont go…….

pl;ease tell me
December 17, 2008 1:59 pm

if the rasheg made mixed dinneres where did the rebbe say its osur

to your so sad
December 16, 2008 2:13 pm

it doesn’t matter what you think. It matters what the Rebbe thinks. If it’s wrong than it’s wrong. You can’t ALWAYS follow your animal soul, y’know

your so sad
December 16, 2008 11:42 am

sorry there’s nothing wrong with coming to an event and sitting with your husband and family…im sure god wont be THAT upset…..Give me a break!

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December 15, 2008 11:31 pm

Maybe you could just take the fact of the situtation,
which is that mixed seating is WRONG.

Regardless if one is bored or not, i don’t think ‘bored’ has anything to do with what was said, and observed about this event.

There was mixed seating. Wrong. Sad. Over.

Great dealing with lubavitch and its events.
December 15, 2008 11:29 pm

I am Honestly Dumbafied as to why the JCM, Or Oholei Torah cant figure out a way to make seperate seating. I can understand for the non orthodox to have a few tables, i can understand somewhat to have a large buffet and you dont want to make 2 sides dueto the cost, or so people can mix, But a seated event. Shame Shame

to mixed and a disgrace
December 15, 2008 9:02 pm

your just upset that you weren’t invited…sitting at home with nothing better to do than writing negative about functions maybe start doing good things with your life
im sure the rebbe isn’t proud of u!
ure the typical – SOMEONE WHO PREECHES …. START WITH DOING A Good Deed!
Maybe then the rebbbe will be proud

A Disgrace!
December 15, 2008 4:26 pm

What a shame! To ruin a beautiful function with the mixed seating. Do they really think that’s what brings them success? I stopped going to dinners after Bais Rivka made theirs mixed about two or three yeas ago and I was very uncomfortable…

Does COLlive have a clip Ethan Bortnick???
December 15, 2008 12:23 pm
loshon hara
December 15, 2008 12:09 pm

nothing else to say

mixed
December 15, 2008 9:39 am

why should this even be any different that the oholei torah dinner two weeks ago that was also mixed. shame on you institutions!

john
December 15, 2008 8:50 am

does there have to be seperate seating?

MIxed??
December 15, 2008 8:47 am

In CH?
next door to 770?

so sad
December 15, 2008 8:32 am

why mixed ? lubavitch are very makpid on seperate seating. must be big mistake.

I'm sure the Rebbe is proud...
December 15, 2008 12:36 am

how sweet-mixed!!!! The Rebbe would be proud.

adorable!
December 15, 2008 12:16 am

That kid is just too cute!

Was there
December 15, 2008 12:13 am

Ethan is real cute, i wasent even invited but i got to meet him, and take a picture with him.

mixed
December 15, 2008 12:02 am

why is it mixed ……oy chasidim what happened werent we taught that AMERICA IS NIT ANDERSH……..

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