I asked the question, Mr. The Wolf, since there are people who do make weddings, and wanted to know the mekor, if there is one, or is this just a minhag?

apushatayid — I disagree – You might be right that Yeshivos raise money throughout the year for various expenses. However even with “Larger Scholarships” there are families still struggling to meet the tuition payments.

If you run a business(Mosad,Yeshiva) and go over budget for whatever reason, either review your operating plan, and/or cut costs. Till today I do not understand what the yearly “Registration Fee” is. There are book fees, trip fees, shabboton fees, all I am saying is that with all these added fees, even with scholarships and dinners throughout the year, tuitions are still quite high.

When the Chinese auction is finished, do the parents get to see how much was raised and what is was used for? Maybe to your point, on their next tuition bill it should state, since we raised “X” dollars from the dinner/auction you can skip this months tuition payment!!! If I were a parent who saw this, I could then have some sort of justification of how the money was allocated.

Menuchos Hanefesh will give parents some feeling that someone is helping them out, very discretley and this would be Tzedakah to its fullest sense.

Another thought, why are tuitions raised every year? The learning in 5th grade costs more than the learning in 4th grade??? Are the teachers/rabbaim more qualified as the years progress??

the-art-of-moi, thanks for the support. Any leads you can throw my way??

As always – Yasher koach for your time.

Maybe they should run a seperate cruise for the ladies?

Torah,

Things are looking up for the Mets. M’eiashpos Yurim Evyon.

The Yankees on the other hand…..

How much more does the travel agents pay for the points/miles over what these start up companies pay the consumer?

On there websites, it does not say what they do with them. At one point I had alot of points, and went on all my vacations with rdeeming them. I also redeemed for gift cards and great merchendise, i.e., treadmill, basket ball hoop, cameras, …. I think people are better off redeeming themselves, you get more value that way as opposed to selling it for cash.

Do they publicize the fact that they book flights for people? I was unawre of that. How did you know that, Rav Popa?

” The BB Z10 is a great phone “

Where is that on the radio dial my friend ??

Seems to be music and speakers, simillar to J Root on 97.5

I am wondering if any of our askanim who do support various organazations as well as other forms of tzedakah, are reading these posts. I am curious if they have reasons why this form of tzedakah was never part of the equation.

The oppurtunity to ensure teachers as well as rabaim are paid on a timely basis seems like a good and sound plan!!!

I know there is a chushuva man who collescts money to ensure that each Rebbi or Teacher has Life insurance!! Yasher Koach – A great idea.

Why can’t we implement a simillar idea for their salaries if the tuition is unfortunatley lacking from a particular Mosod?

As an Askan, wouldn’t you jump at this oppurtunity?

Do you have Bill Gate’s email address?

1. Is the issue publicity? That would be a sad state of affairs.So give them a plaque for subsidizing tuitions!! The greatest recognition out there!!! Hng it up above a classroom!!

2. Growth is excpected, B’H, but certain areas of a mosod should have a more important priortity.

3. Yeshivas need not publicize the amount given or what the debt was for that time frame. Parents should not relie on this fact of askanim support, but mosdo’s will be able to pay all teachers on time if supplemented.

But you are right that you cant control where people give their money. But this is the greatest tzedakah out there. Paying a teacher on time is basically giving them parnasa and what better form of tzedakah is better than that?

Instead of sending money to have someone say your name for 180 days at a kever, support a mosod!!!

So Mod 42 – I have you at Mogen Av & Camp Chabad…. What was next in your illustrious summer carrer?

Families that owe tuitions, for hardship reasons, checks can be written to the various Mosdos to pay down there balances, and both the family and the check writer can benefit.