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CAMP BDJ - update March 12, 2004
Have you been to Camp BDJ yet?
It’s been a surprisingly wonderful experience. Friday
night davening has never been more energetic. The 100 or so
people who come Friday night fill the small space at the Workmen’s
Circle gallery with intense and joyous song to welcome in
the Shabbat. (The socialist literature and the off-beat art
only add to the experience).
Shabbat morning at Canfield Elementary Shul has that same
sense of intensity and proximity as we sit closer to each
other than ever before and really hear and appreciate each
others voices in prayer (in conversation, however…).
We have been blessed with beautiful weather, so the children
have all loved being outdoors not only for playing, but for
davening, study and snack as well.
Even our daily minyan crowd has joined into the spirit of
campy improvisation. Our 80 and 90-year-old friends, the stalwarts
of daily minyan, do not let a thing like a steep and long
flight of stairs at Chabad – one that winds even the
hardiest among us – stop them from attending daily minyan.
Meanwhile, our project has begun. We have reached to the
end of the lead and asbestos abatement phase. Many of you
may have seen the workers dressed in space suits hanging onto
cherry pickers in front of the building. That process is finished.
Last week we received three bids from contractors, and we
have narrowed it down to Sam Shafer. Shafer has worked on
synagogue projects before and has also worked with Naomi Langer.
He is excited about doing this job, and we are all confident
that he is the right match for us.
Next week Shafer will submit a revised bid, reflecting some
preliminary feedback from Amram, Naomi Langer and the project
manager. Once that bid is finalized and we have hard numbers
to work with, we will begin the difficult process of taking
our dream project, with all the elements we desired, and narrowing
it down to something that fits our budget.
We are also close to securing a bank loan, which will give
us the necessary cash to cover our costs as pledges are paid
out over five years.
Fundraising continues, with our total now up to $2.18 million.
Thanks to the many who have contributed, including 8 donors
who wish to remain anonymous and the folowing:
Adler
Andron
Bayer, Michael
Bearman
Beck
Bekier, Jerry
Blitzstein/Rabin
Bloom
Brookler/Grose
Ciment
Cohen, Albie
Cohen, Etan
Davidovici
Diamond
Drazin, Shep
Edelman
Fax
Framson
Fried
Fuchs
Gardner
Gelb, Billie
Gill
Giller/Hendel
Gold, Bernice
Gold, Hershey
Goldman
Gottschalk
Gottschalk
Greenspan
Helfand
Helperin
Hoenig
Hofman
Isaacs
Joel
Kahan
Kanefsky
Kanefsky, Jason
Kellner
Kent
Klein Gross
Klein, Manny & Adaire
Koppe/Rubinstein
Kotler
Kutner
Langer
Linder
Lipner
Lowe
Lowenstein
Lurie
Magid
Markovic
Markson
Miller, Jonathan
Nimmer
Partush
Rabbi Schroit's Fund
Rabin, Jeff
Rapoport
Rosenbaum, Mark
Rosenberg
Rosenman
Rosman, Leizer
Rosman, Leizer
Rothstein
Rush
Ryman
Salper/Hayill
Sandlow
Schames
Schatz
Schechter
Schloss
Schneider
Schramm
Shershow, Gertrude
Sieger, (Nikki's Parents)
Sinclair
Sokol
Spitzer
Stein
Steinberg, Nisan
Steinberg/Dar
Sternfeld Davis
Tarko
Taylor, Leah
Venger
Waghalter
Weinreb
Weisman, Rhoda
Weissman, Eric
Wells
Wolf
Wolf, Janet
Wolkind/Lesch
Glass
Hoffman, Yechiel
Mankowitz
Weissman/Sherer
Soroudi
Schwartz, Eric
Volvovic
Drazin, Noam
Rodri
Feuer/Low
Shapiro, Neal
Tureff/Zeltzer
Lainer
Dobuzinski
Hassan, Natan
Hausman
Sharfman
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