Circa 1959 my Mom A"H* wrote a letter to the editor of the CT Jewish Ledger as follows
"Why are synagogues spending so much money on new construction** when those same funds could be used for Jewish Education?"
Nu! So what's Changed during the last 50+ years?
We're still building magnificent "Beis Tefillos" with large sums of cash, and tuition costs are still out of sight!
I guess maybe because now, EG the RCA the OU, et al are wringing their hands, instead of my Mom!
FWIW, the local Young Israels did for the most part build simple, practical buildings which our local Puritan Fathers would probably have approved of. :-)
Where is today's Puritan Fiscal Prudence?
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* My Mom was no Clairvoyant!. She was merely echoing the sentiments of her Mentors A"H namely:
R SF Mendelowitz
Dr. Joe Kaminestsky
[R] Charlie Batt
**My doctor Yale Gordon A"H termed this "The edifice complex"
Shalom and Regards,
RRW
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