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Mayor Hosts Heritage Cocktail

Mayor Michael Bloomberg hosted a beautiful reception Tuesday in the backyard of Gracie Mansion in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month. COLlive was there with Lubavitchers from Crown Heights and even Soho. Photos

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hey
May 22, 2009 9:18 am

Mayor Bloomberg is NOT religious,so why should he have to wear kippa and be something he is not;
good shabbos world!

lamplighter
May 21, 2009 3:32 pm

Was there a Tefillin stand?

to #4
May 21, 2009 10:31 am

whats ur problem, there is no problem with listening and even enjoying music during the sefirah, if someone else has turned it on!

me
May 21, 2009 8:11 am

why wasnt I invited

some of you
May 21, 2009 4:53 am

Why wd someone go firstclass -to meet choseve yidden means what?Jews with money?what do you mean?and why does Bloom. have to wear a kippa?Is he religious?Nooooo.Try and get this fact- not all Jews are religious and therefore YOU cannot control what they do.Accept them as they are as you want others to accept you!

To all who ask why!
May 21, 2009 4:19 am

The only thisg missing was Mike’ 09 Memorobila. Is it not interesting that he throws a party during election year.

to all of you comments
May 20, 2009 10:57 pm

i don’t usually read comments; but do you sit on the tiolet all day?

new vaad
May 20, 2009 4:45 pm

chanina, katsoff, kkops, slavin and backman for vaad

oy oy
May 20, 2009 3:57 pm

bloomberg looks like he’s getting old

where is tatty??
May 20, 2009 2:57 pm

Healing leader

Rabbi Shea, as a community leader during the violent Crown Heights Riots[1] in 1991, worked across racial barriers in the pursuit of a harmonious side-by-side existence between the Hasidic and African-American communities.[4].Rabbi Shea along with Edison Jackson co-chaired the Crown Heights Coalition after its inception.[5][6][7][8] For his leadership and service during the riots, Rabbi Hecht received the Buffalo Soldier Award, [9].

to number 3
May 20, 2009 12:37 pm

respect the fact the mayor doesnt waer a kipa like you do. there was no mincha or melava malka so why kipa. do you feel everyone has to be like you shvants!…

COLLIVE - Brush up on some facts before rushing to post...
May 20, 2009 11:52 am

From Journalism.org: 1. JOURNALISM’S FIRST OBLIGATION IS TO THE TRUTH Democracy depends on citizens having reliable, accurate facts put in a meaningful context. Journalism does not pursue truth in an absolute or philosophical sense, but it can–and must–pursue it in a practical sense. This “journalistic truth” is a process that begins with the professional discipline of assembling and verifying facts. Then journalists try to convey a fair and reliable account of their meaning, valid for now, subject to further investigation. Journalists should be as transparent as possible about sources and methods so audiences can make their own assessment of the… Read more »

To all the religious jews who attended
May 20, 2009 11:29 am

Are you allowed to listen to music in Sefira?

mayor bloomberg
May 20, 2009 11:24 am

shame on you you can put on a kipa at an event like this

First Class on a plane!
May 20, 2009 11:07 am

As a Shliach I try to fly first class hoping to meet some chashuve yidden and with out fail I sit near Shleppers who barely had a enough mileage like myself…This is what his cermoney looks like..Vda”l vka”l Vakama”l

macher
May 20, 2009 11:07 am

where is slavin?

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