Our society thrives on fundraising. That is what maintains our lifestyle and builds our communities. The elementary schools and the girls high schools are left behind. They are left to be maintained by their parent body. This makes no sense. Organizations that serve the ill, are not supported only by the patients’ families. Same for every type of chessed. When it comes to education, the major yeshivos get some communal support, and the small ones get a drop. Nobody ever approached me to contribute to the communities schools. But I was asked to give to hachnassas kallah, bikur cholim, tomchei shabbos, hatzoalah, pidyon shevuyim, kiruv, shuls, et cetera. Well, if I make money in a community I should give some back. Sure. But should the schools not be first? I was even approached to give to the mikva and an organization that helps with infertility?!? I even went looking for a communal pot that would be distributed among the local schools. There was none. And I think I know why.
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