<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Micha Berger <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:micha@aishdas.org">micha@aishdas.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
The Chinese Auction raises more money, although it can't be done as<br>
frequently -- probably would raise less overall, I would guess. However,<br>
from an AYH perspective, it creates an atmosphere that runs counter<br>
to developing histapkus. (I get ads for those things and they generate<br>
qinah in me...)<br>
</blockquote><div><br>What is more, I find the fact that it raises more money worrying in itself. What does it say about us that we give more tzedaka when we have an expectation of getting something out of it? <br></div>
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