There does seem to be a trend towards having responsible “pourers” in charge of supply, and this is a good idea. They don’t have to be wet-blankets and spoilers; they serve as gatekeepers to stop those who shouldn’t drink at all, and to limit the intake for others.

Almoni,

You are somewhat off topic, however I have to say that I agree with you totally. The scant regard for road safety among some members of the frum community troubles me immensely.

Perhaps you can contact the CSG and ask them to raise it with shule attendees!

I get incredibly upset when I see ‘dos’ in people movers with children wearing no seatbelts–there is absolutely no excuse for driving around a 5-year old in the front seat unrestrained. Unfortunately, I was unable to catch a (male)driver doing this last night. I think he was also on his mobile.

Please, please, spread the message. There is abolutely no moral or any other excuse. Most accidents occur within a very short distance of the home. Many of these drivers don’t go far beyond the Hotham street Glen Eira road region.

Thanks.

I spent last Elul and Tishrei learning in a Chabad yeshiva and they tried to pass on the same message, although some few bochrim seemed to develop a condition called “Selective Hearing” when it came to the Rosh Yeshiva’s guidlines in this regard.

I spent most of the day drinking poor quality Israeli vodka and eating a large amount of lokshen kügel with sufficient breaks to allow it keep me from teetering over the edge…

Your advice would be well heeded during the rest of the year too. A friend of mine who organises many smachot in the community recently told me that at a Chabad wedding he co-ordinated, a bunch of bochrim showed up, drank the hosts out of house and home and ended up vomitting in the back alley and passing out on the main hotel stairway. My friend said he was ashamed to be Jewish after the reactions from hotel staff and guests and I don’t blame him…

Where I am now, it is a bit in the opposite extreme with only designated “pourers” having access to alcohol…

p.s. regards from Pittsburgh.