A Simple Tzedaka Fund Idea

[Lurker]

Bringing this back - who would of thought backyard simchas would be a thing now.

Question: Whats the chances the early COVID commitments of less extravagant simchas will stick?

They were gone within weeks.

[Yehudaa]

Question: Whats the chances the early COVID commitments of less extravagant simchas will stick?

Slim to none, unfortunately.

[Yo ssi]

They were gone within weeks.

Saw the poll results?
Maybe DDMS is closer to FB

[aygart]

Bringing this back - who would of thought backyard simchas would be a thing now.

Question: Whats the chances the early COVID commitments of less extravagant simchas will stick?

People weren't willing to forego them at the cost of schools shutting down. Good luck.

[yuneeq]

https://www.semahot.com/

The Syrian Community is doing this and it’s a very simple , brilliant concept. Why can’t we do it for the broader Ashkenazic community and the more people that sign up, the less everyone has to contribute.

I'm a Semahot member and think it's amazing, but I don't think it would work on an extremely broad Ashkenazi level. It makes more sense at the local community level, a fund for each locale.

[yuneeq]

To me financially responsible is for a wedding to look like a Sheva brachos/vort.

Yes it's extreme for today, but I think it's best that way.

If everyone made weddings that looked like sheva brochos, then sure. But once you start treating poor people differently you may as well give them a bottle of wine and a couple challahs.

[Lurker]

Saw the poll results?
Maybe DDMS is closer to FB

I got married a little later than most, so I was involved more than the average chosson. I also wanted something small and simple. But this side needs this and that side needs that, and add the one or 2 things that are meaningful to the couple, plus this is only a little bit more and so much nicer... Man tracht un G-tt lacht.