Reply To: Minyan with a kiddush in Midwood

How the kiddushim gets funded was not the topic of this thread, just locations were asked for. I have been to shuls that have almost no kiddushim and unless it is a shul that has no decorum (i.e. people talk furring davening) I find it lacking from a socializing point of view. You come to shul, daven then leave. No opportunity to get to connect to the other mispallelim. On the other hand if I go to a shul that has sporatic kiddushim and I prepare lunch then I am presented with – eat the shul kiddush and wind up throwing out some if not most of the food that I made or bought (waste of money and bal tashchis) or not partake in the kiddush because “I have food at home” and just nibble, a waste of not partaking in a nice kiddush. Some people, kein eine harah, can do both, fress at the kiddush and still eat at home; not me. One of the shuls that I went to in the 5 towns stated in their weekly emails if there was a kiddush that week and I prepared accordingly or used that info to decide where I will daven that shabbos. I now moved to Florida but come in time to time to Flatbush so going to a shul that will have a kiddush saves me the hastle to go out and buy takeout.