HaLeiVi – I don’t think I really understood your response, but in answer to your last post, I don’t disagree with you, but I think it is a legitimate question. When I know that people pay a certain amount for a hall, PR, a performer plane ticket etc. I have ZERO issues with it. But when they make a last minute first class ticket and the performer (NOT Avraham Fried) says he’s bringing his wife and they feel an obligation to get him custom made amenities I cannot agree that this is an appropriate way to spend funds.
I was just told by someone that they would very much like to buy real silver candlesticks for a certain family because they feel awful that this family uses silver plate. The family is fine with their candles, they would rather have new shoes. But this person only wants to buy silver candlesticks because that is important to her. For an individual to make that choice, I say that’s fine. But if an organization behaved that way I would consider pulling my support.