> I have a couple of suggestions concerning use of the listserve. > > 1) If you need to contact someone (whether for Havurah or non-Havurah > issues) and don't know their e-mail, consider phoning. We all need to try > hard to limit listserve use to issues that need broad Havurah > distribution. > > 2) If you have an issue with a scheduled Havurah event, such as the > suggested age cutoff for the upcoming Israeli folk dancing, I think it > would be more courteous to contact the organizer directly with your > concern or suggestion, instead of first voicing your disagreement on the > listserve for group comment. It's likely that the event organizer has > spent a lot of time planning the event and may have had a reason for > specific restrictions. Keep in mind that quite a number of Havurah events > have gender or age restrictions. > > > Gary Zaremsky >