…and god willing my last. JUST KIDDING IT WAS AWESOME. Seriously, though – In these times of economic hardship I simply didn’t know whether to expect a good turnout/exciting and competitive bidding wars, even given the 17 fine specimens that were on the auction block (including every single resident of MHDC!!). But the Moishe House DC/Silver Spring (we teamed up with them for the event) community didn’t let a little ole recession get in the way of their bidding… We made a whopping $750 for an awesome local non-profit organization, and in the process assured that awkward first dates will continue to abound for DC’s Jewish residents.
Additional shout-outs for March – Eli organized a great event on ethics and kashrut, bringing a rep down from New York’s Uri L’Tzedek, which is working with kosher restaurants to develop a justice seal of sorts. Though this model would be tough to replicate in DC due to the complete vacuum of kosher restaurants (uhhhh there’s approx. one within the district) it’s interesting to think about how we could make similar strides that might better fit the offerings/character of the DC community – perhaps a seal for catering companies would be better suited to DC…. In any case it was a great discussion.
Love,
Riv
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