cheap/free place for upsherin...

avimom ↓

Thu, Jul 10 2008, 7:34 pm

So, I'm finally ready to admit that don't have room in my apartment for ds's upsherin, even if it is only family and come and go... So, any ideas where I can have it? I'd prefer somewhere free or cheap and I'd like to bring my own food and activity...

yo'ma ↓

Thu, Jul 10 2008, 8:39 pm

Can you do it in a park or your shul or ask a friend with a bigger place or basement.

↑ avimom ↓

Thu, Jul 10 2008, 11:24 pm

I would do it in a park but what if it rains? no backup? My husband davens in a yeshiva and the shuls around here charge a lot. Unless someone knows of a shul or school in brooklyn that charges less??
Also, I unfortunetly can't think of anyone whose place I can use...

Atali

Thu, Jul 10 2008, 11:28 pm

If it isn't during school hours, maybe a school (or preschool) will let you rent the space cheaply, especially if you plan on sending DS there eventually (or have other kids there already)

↑ avimom ↓

Sun, Jul 13 2008, 2:28 pm

ds isn't starting school until a week or two before his upsherin and they don't have a place aside for the clssroom. anyone know of a school in brooklyn that would let me use their facilities free or cheap??

Pickle Lady

Sun, Jul 13 2008, 3:29 pm

We did one of my son's in the shul my husband davens at. They let us borrow it one sunday for a good price. Is that any option where you are?

↑ avimom ↓

Sun, Jul 13 2008, 7:35 pm

there is a shul nearby that my husband sometimes davens at aside for yeshiva, but my husband said they use their basement as a bais medrash by day and we can't interupt that for a "party" :-(. does anyone know of someth8ing in brooklyn we can use??/

Classicookie

Sun, Jul 13 2008, 7:39 pm

my moms shul is a bit run down they do have a room and I dont think they charge a lot its in flatbush pm me if you want details

goodheart

Sun, Jul 13 2008, 11:48 pm

A park sounds nice with bbq and just hope and daven that it shoudn't rain.

↑ avimom ↓

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 8:19 am

hmm, also I have a feling tht my teenage nieces and nephews would complain that a park is boring...

MiracleMama

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 8:50 am

avimom wrote:

hmm, also I have a feling tht my teenage nieces and nephews would complain that a park is boring...

And your apartment or a rented hall is exciting how?

Sorry, I don't live near you so I can't make any specific recommendations at all. But what do your friends and neighbors with small apartments do? Maybe ask around what others have done. Otherwise I think just go with the park. Hopefully you will get nice weather.

↑ avimom ↓

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 8:54 am

true, true... ok, so what do I do? bring folding tables to a park?

flowerpower

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 11:03 am

We have a minhag that the upsherin boy doesn't see any non jews or bad people the day of his upsherin. That is why we wrap him in a talis when he goes to cheder to give out pekelach and then we bring him back home.

↑ avimom ↓

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 2:10 pm

My husband says his minhag is just to cut the hair, no party :-)

Twizzlers

Mon, Jul 14 2008, 2:25 pm

I married a yekke and they dont do upsherin at all. dh wants to cut my 22 month old's hair already and I keep begging him to wait!
just enjoy the curls and the party wherever it is!

↑ avimom ↓

Thu, Jul 24 2008, 2:25 pm

ok, now my father joined the club in telling me my apartment is too small and I must do it elsewhere. ANYONE know of a CHEAP school/shul/place to rent???

↑ yo'ma

Thu, Jul 24 2008, 5:08 pm

For one of my ds upsherin, I "invited" everyone and told them that, it's perfectly fine if they don't come. It was only family and they understood perfectly. They didn't really want to come anyway. They were all in NJ and I was in NY.

↑ avimom ↓

Thu, Jul 24 2008, 5:35 pm

I really would like to have my whole family :-)
I don't get it. won't people smush for a party?

amother

Thu, Jul 24 2008, 9:22 pm

What do people with small apartments DO?????