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From: yiri@ucf-cs.UUCP (Yirmiyahu BenDavid)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: fundraising follow-up
Message-ID: <1776@ucf-cs.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 29-Nov-84 10:36:31 EST
Article-I.D.: ucf-cs.1776
Posted: Thu Nov 29 10:36:31 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 19:22:10 EST
Organization: UCF, Orlando, FL
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Annual dues:  
      [Raphael: Fine, but it can be steep.]
      [Yiri: Must be allowances for individual families' income]
      [you: ...]
Mi-she-beyrakh's (Prayers on behalf of a congregant, recited for a fee during
	Torah reading):  
      [Raphael: OK, but can be embarrassing.]
      [Yiri: I think 'pray for pay' is loathsome]
Auctioning kibudim (Honors of various sorts):  
      [Raphael: I don't like it.]
      [Yiri: Agreed, honors are earned, not sold]
Yearly appeals during High Holiday services:  
      [Raphael: Contrary to the spirit of the day.]
      [Yiri: Heartily agree!]
Rummage sales:  
      [Raphael: Great, especially if the poor have first chance and good price]
      [Yiri: Agree]
Plaques commemorating departed relatives:  
      [Raphael: Traditional.]
      [Yiri: Undecided]
Plaques commemorating joyous events:  
      [Raphael: I like this idea better.]
      [Yiri: I think that's a great idea]
Contributions in honor of or in condolence for recent events:  
      [Raphael: A nice idea.]
      [Yiri: Agreed]
Gift shop:  
      [Raphael: A good source of Judaica, but can tend toward bad taste]
      [Yiri: I think it should be controlled and is then very useful]
Soliciting gifts of life insurance policies:  
      [Raphael: Un-Jewish and fraudulent]
      [Yiri: agreed]
Religious-school fees:  
      [Raphael: The congregation should support the school, not the
	reverse.]
      [Yiri: Ambivalent. Raphael has a point. On the other hand, should
	those who have no children pay for it? How about the poorer
	families, etc?]
Art auctions:  
      [Raphael: Nice idea.]
      [Yiri: Yes, it is.]
Bingo:  
      [Raphael: Encourages gambling, taxes the poor.]
      [Yiri: On the other hand, it's voluntary and relatively cheap
	entertainment even for the poor?]

----------------- Yiri appends:

How about car-washes, leaf-raking, and the like?
     [you: .....]


Any comments?