| Dear Friends:
As you may know, we are about to commence the Infrastructure Project to fix our facade and roof, and the Bet Medrash Rehabilitation to make that space elegant and beautiful.
The good news is WE HAVE ALL THE MONEY TO DO IT!
The bad news is that THE MONEY IS IN YOUR POCKET!
This is an enormously worthwhile project. We have done our due diligence, choosing an engineer, picking contractors, hiring an architect etc. We either fix the shul now, or we wait for it to crumble further and cost more to fix. Your move, chief (Good Will Hunting).
Every 30 years or so, this magnificent building requires a significant investment. That's how we are able to enjoy the shul - through the labor and money of those who came before us. Either we do our part, or we don't. Either we live off the labor and money of others, or we live off our own. NOW IS THE TIME TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED AS A STAKEHOLDER IN THIS SHUL.
Don't just be a guest, visitor or spectator here. Be a member who counts.
We ask that at a minimum, everyone contribute double their usual Yom Kippur appeal contribution for the next five years. If you usually give $1,000, your responsibility is to give an extra $1,000 for the next five years. We are happy to accept monthly contributions.
You know, and I know, that this money (for example, $83 extra a month for those who give $1,000) will not break the bank for the vast majority of you. It's a matter of whether you will do the right thing and pay for these repairs. If we were a co-op, we would assess you. In a co-op, if one refuses, the co-op simply seizes and sells the unit- end of story. But we are not a co-op. We depend on your honor. Doing the right thing is hard -that's why too few do it! But the reward is great - you will rightly feel a heart-warming spark of genuine pride when you contribute to this cause.
I am counting on you! Remember - we are not the government, where many dollars are unfortunately lost to waste or fraud. We will count and treasure every single dollar you give us.
This shul gives you air conditioning, chulent, herring, Torah. Now is the time to give back.
Thanks!
Ari Weitzner
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