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Synogogue Seating for the High Holidays

Reblogger Lynn B. Friedman CRS Atlanta, GA 404-617-6375
Real Estate Broker/Owner with Atlanta Homes ODAT Realty - Love our Great City - Love our Clients! Buckhead - Midtown - Westside
You don’t have to be Jewish
to understand …


Every religion has some occasion that engenders this behavior - every volunteer organization as well.  Substitute a word or two here or there and you know just what is intended by this questionnaire. Thanks Glenn!
 
 

To one and all - For the New Year which begins tonight -
Peace, Health and Prosperity and time to enjoy!  
Actually, that comes from a Spanish saying -
Salud, Dinero y Amor y Tiempo para disfrutarlos.

Have a happy day -
Lynn
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Original content by Glenn Freezman
During the last holiday season, many individuals expressed concern
about the seating arrangements in the synagogue. In order for us to
place you in a seat which will best suit you, we ask you to complete
the following questionnaire and return it to the synagogue office as
soon as possible.

1. I would prefer to sit in the... (Check one:)
___ Talking section
___ No talking section

2. If talking, which category do you prefer? 
(Indicate order of interest:)
___ Stock market
___ Sports
___ Medicine
___ General gossip
___ Specific gossip (choose from below:)
___ The rabbi
___ The cantor
___ The cantor's voice
___ The cantor's significant other
___ The rabbis significant other
___ Fashion news
___ What others are wearing
___ Why they look awful
___ My neighbors
___ My relatives
___ My neighbors' relatives
___ Presidential Election, results from
___ Who is cheating on/having an affair with whom
_____ My children/grandchildren
___ Other:_______________________________


3. Which of the following would you like to be near for free professional advice?

__ Doctor
__ Dentist
__ Nutritionist
__ Psychiatrist
__ Child psychiatrist
__ Podiatrist
__ Chiropractor
__ Stockbroker
__ Accountant
__ Lawyer, General Practice
__ Criminal Lawyer
__ Civil Lawyer
__ Real estate agent
__ Architect
__ Plumber
__ Buyer (Specify store:_____________ )
__ Sexologist (??)
__ Golf pro [tentative; we're still trying to find a Jewish One]
__ Other:____________________________


4. I want a seat located (Indicate order of priority:)

__ On the aisle
__ Near the exit
__ Near the window
__ In Aruba
__ Near the bathroom
__ Near my in-laws
__ As far away from my in-laws as possible
__ As far away from my ex-in-laws as possible
__ Near the pulpit
__ Near the Kiddush table (not applicable on Yom Kippur)
__ Near single men
__ Near available women
__ Where no one on the bimah can see/hear me talking during services
__ Where no one will notice me sleeping during services
__ Where I can sleep during the rabbi's sermon [additional charge]
__ Where I can use my blackberry (SHHHH)


5. (Orthodox only.) I would like a seat where:
__ I can see my spouse over the mechitza
__ I cannot see my spouse over the mechitza
__ I can see my friend's spouse over the mechitza
__ My spouse cannot see me looking at my friend's spouse over the
mechitza

6. Please do not place me anywhere near the following people:
(Limit of six; if you require more space, you may wish to consider
joining another congregation.)

_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________

Your name:_________________________________ 
 

Building fund pledge (acknowledging and in grateful appreciation for this change): $________________________

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Morris Massre
Pembroke Pines, FL
Real Estate Instructor Broward County Florida

Happy New Year to you Lynn.  I get the seating thing, but I don't go anymore because it's just too expensive to "buy" a seat down here.  I get outbid by the thousands all the time.  A lot of people looking to buy off God.

Sep 28, 2011 04:09 AM
Dick Greenberg
New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO
Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi Lynn - That's pretty funny and I hadn't seen it before. It sure did hit a note, though. Prospero año nuevo!

Sep 28, 2011 04:47 AM
Lynn B. Friedman CRS Atlanta, GA 404-617-6375
Atlanta Homes ODAT Realty - Love our Great City - Love our Clients! Buckhead - Midtown - Westside - Atlanta, GA
Concierge Service for Our Atlanta Sellers & Buyers

Dear Morris -
That is an age-old dilemma. In past centuries, it was handled differently so that everyone was able to help support the community. More about building maintenance year-round than "buying off G-d" I should think.
Happy healthy New Year to you and yours!
Have a happy day -
Lynn

 

Sep 28, 2011 11:04 AM
Lynn B. Friedman CRS Atlanta, GA 404-617-6375
Atlanta Homes ODAT Realty - Love our Great City - Love our Clients! Buckhead - Midtown - Westside - Atlanta, GA
Concierge Service for Our Atlanta Sellers & Buyers

Dear Dick -
From the comments I have received here and elsewhere -
I think you and I were the only two left who hadn't seen that joke before!
But it was really funny anyway!
Happy healthy New Year to you!
Have a happy day -
Lynn

Sep 28, 2011 11:06 AM
Pam Hills
Innovative Artistry - Kendall, FL
ASP/IAHSP- Stager Miami, FL, Creative Minds Innovatively At Work

No, I hadn't see it Lynn!!  It was really, really cute :)  Big Hugs & Happy New Year!!!

Sep 28, 2011 05:33 PM
Cara Marcelle Mancuso
Golden Girls with SW Desert Homes - Tucson, AZ
Call a Marana neighbor, I'm THERE!

This is priceless and could be adapted for many a situation!  I remember going to church in rural Wisconsin where every family seemed to sit in about the same place every Sunday, so everyone knew who was missing and who was late...  Thanks for the laugh!

Sep 28, 2011 06:07 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Lynn, Make that three! Lots of truth in this humorous questionnaire.

Wishing You a Happy, Healthy, Sweet and Much Success in the New Year!

Margaret

Sep 30, 2011 03:04 PM