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Brooklyn, NY - Sen. Adams Calls For Diversity Day Of All Races, But He Forgets It's Shabbos, Jews Won't Attend |
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Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn residents of all races and genders — and even species — are invited this weekend to Celebrate our Diversity Day, an event organized by state Senator Eric Adams.
The day is designed to "observe and honor the multiplicity of ethnicities, cultures, religions, and lifestyles that make up our great borough," Mr. Adams said. It will bring together residents for a community dog run in Prospect Park on Saturday morning and a bike ride later through several neighborhoods, including Bedford-Stuyvesant, Park Slope, Crown Heights, and Borough Park.
Mr. Adams said yesterday that he felt compelled to create the event after a series of hate crimes in Crown Heights earlier this year.
"I realized we don't know each other well enough as neighbors," Mr. Adams said in an interview. "Instead of fearing our diversity, I think we should celebrate living in a diverse environment."
According to Mr. Adams, bringing pet owners together both fosters a closer-knit community and provides a metaphor for his diverse district, which includes significant Jewish, Asian, African-American, Latino, and Caribbean communities.
"If we just see how German shepherds and poodles can play together, then clearly Irish and African-Americans can associate as well," Mr. Adams said.
The bike portion is intended to give residents a view of neighborhoods they may not be familiar with and showcase the many ethnic groups that occupy Mr. Adams's district. According to Mr. Adams, if the event proves a success he will mount an effort to create a citywide Celebrate our Diversity Day as well.
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Sep 05, 2008 at 09:26 AM Anonymous Says:
i have worked personaly with the great Senator Adams, for years. He is a great leader and a freind to the Jewish community at large.
Senator, keep up the good work, dont get intimidated by the evil...
Your always looking out of rour community... and for all...
We cant wait to have " Mayor" Adams !
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Sep 05, 2008 at 09:34 AM m hatznioss Says:
so I guess you cannot bring your dog on shabbos - I thought chai nose es atsmo
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Sep 05, 2008 at 09:52 AM Tachlis Says:
# Anonymous Says:
i have worked personaly with the great Senator Adams, for years. He is a great leader and a freind to the Jewish community at large.
Senator, keep up the good work, dont get intimidated by the evil...
Your always looking out of rour community... and for all...
We cant wait to have " Mayor" Adams !
09-05-2008 - 9:26 AM
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so let me get this straight, senator adams did you a favors so now you want him to be mayor.
your easy to buy
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Sep 05, 2008 at 10:08 AM Anonymous Says:
according to many poskim there are ways to walk your dog on shabbos even without an eruv. Plus there are parts of prospect park that have an eruv made by rabbi blumenkrantz a"h.
Also there are parts of Park Slope and BP that have an eruv, so according to Reb Moshe A"h, go with your tricycle.
In any event, there is no good day to do anything. Sundays are no good because catholics go to church, friday is no good for the muslims. Would anyone reading this have gone to Prospect Park for the dog walk??
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Sep 05, 2008 at 11:24 AM murray Says:
Don't be rediculous- Of course Sunday would have been better and Not impacted a hardship on Catholics. So they go to church---are they forbidden to drive to the mall or go out to a restaurant on their precious "sabbath". How can you compare the Jewish Shabbos restrictions to thirs, l'havdil.
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Sep 05, 2008 at 01:19 PM Anonymous Says:
Eric we all love you , you are doing a great job to our community , we all need you !!!
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Sep 05, 2008 at 05:45 PM bigwheeel Says:
It can be said that "An Ounce of [State] Senator Eric Adams is worth Tons of Sharpton"! (Even though the analysis [to the popular saying] is not perfect!
p.s.: Do we hear whispers of the U.S. Senate and The White House [down the line?!)
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Sep 07, 2008 at 12:11 AM Anonymous Says:
I'm surprised his Jewish Liaison didn't pick up on it. And we certainly don't need a bike ride through Crown Heights on a Shabbos, especially if it's during Tishrei when we have thousands of visitors.
Great thinking here, Eric! Didn't you bother to check the date?
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Sep 07, 2008 at 11:12 AM Anonymous Says:
where was eric adams during the progrom in C.H. IN 1991??????
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Sep 07, 2008 at 11:38 AM Rina Deych Says:
I understand your concern. I would just like to share with you the fact that, as a non-religious Jew, I participated in the first part of the event (the dog part)!
It was absolutely fabulous. And, in fact, quite a few non-religious Jews participated. Sadly, I could not join the group for the second part since I have a flare-up of bursitis of the knee.
Maybe next year the event can be scheduled to allow for the participation of everyone.
I, for one, think this is wonderful concept. Our world needs more tolerance, understand, and compassion. An event like this is a good place to start.
Rina Deych, RN
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Sep 25, 2008 at 09:02 PM Yankel Says:
“ I'm surprised his Jewish Liaison didn't pick up on it. And we certainly don't need a bike ride through Crown Heights on a Shabbos, especially if it's during Tishrei when we have thousands of visitors.
Great thinking here, Eric! Didn't you bother to check the date? ”
So we had an event two weeks later that was ten times as big as the dog event for the entire Crown Heights Community.