It's An Honor
May. 12th, 2008 09:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sdelmonteSo, er, um...
As some of you know, I am on the kiddush committee of my synagogue. That means that I help prepare the collation that we sometimes have after Sabbath services. I have done this for about five years now, and have been chairman of the committee - which consists of me, Batya, and a small number of friends - for three years. It's not an easy job, and sometimes requires I deal with things beyond just the collation, but I like the job, I like working with food, and I like working with my friends.
And this year, my synagogue has decided to honor the committee (or at least the members of the committee who are also members of the shul) for all its hard work. At the annual fundraising dinner on June 15.
Which means that I am expected to tell everyone I know about this and ask them for money. Which I hate. I don't really expect anyone who isn't from my synagogue to support it, when many of you have your own synagogue to support, or when you aren't religious, or Jewish, or able to afford the ads in the dinner journal.
But I sorta feel like I have to at least tell people that this is happening. And that apparently, I'm worthy of an honor. That WE - Batya is also being honored - are worthy. It feels nice. It would feel nicer if I could have convinced the powers that be that the two friends who aren't shul members should still be honored for all their work. But at least I will get to thank them in my speech. Which will be really short, to the relief of all.
That's all for now.
As some of you know, I am on the kiddush committee of my synagogue. That means that I help prepare the collation that we sometimes have after Sabbath services. I have done this for about five years now, and have been chairman of the committee - which consists of me, Batya, and a small number of friends - for three years. It's not an easy job, and sometimes requires I deal with things beyond just the collation, but I like the job, I like working with food, and I like working with my friends.
And this year, my synagogue has decided to honor the committee (or at least the members of the committee who are also members of the shul) for all its hard work. At the annual fundraising dinner on June 15.
Which means that I am expected to tell everyone I know about this and ask them for money. Which I hate. I don't really expect anyone who isn't from my synagogue to support it, when many of you have your own synagogue to support, or when you aren't religious, or Jewish, or able to afford the ads in the dinner journal.
But I sorta feel like I have to at least tell people that this is happening. And that apparently, I'm worthy of an honor. That WE - Batya is also being honored - are worthy. It feels nice. It would feel nicer if I could have convinced the powers that be that the two friends who aren't shul members should still be honored for all their work. But at least I will get to thank them in my speech. Which will be really short, to the relief of all.
That's all for now.
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Date: May. 12th, 2008 03:01 pm (UTC)Group ads are your friends.
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Date: May. 12th, 2008 07:12 pm (UTC)Knew that already.
That said. In what form would one submit money and in what direction?
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Date: May. 12th, 2008 07:25 pm (UTC)And don't feel obligated. These fundraisers are not cheap.
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Date: May. 12th, 2008 07:28 pm (UTC)But I would like to see the PDF anyway.
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Date: May. 12th, 2008 08:46 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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