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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you can’t give a substantial gift, there’s no point in going. Don’t embarrass yourself and the hosts. [/quote]

Right.  We are not Jewish but gave $100 and was told by hostess mother that "most people have $500."!  I kept her "personal note" to me and it is verbatim:

'Thank you for the $100.  The average gift was $500 but we know that not everyone can afford this amount and Larlo appreciates all gifts."

I suspect that she thought that I would send her another $400.  I did not.[/quote]

We are jewish and would find $100 to be on the lowest end of what our children received, but we would NEVER comment on it. That's an awful note. [/quote]

Even for a casual school friend you have never met?   Different wealth levels gave different customs.[/quote]

Oh my God - noone understands or cares about all of the effort.  You get what you get and you don't get upset.

Well, presumably my CHILD would have met this casual school friend. So they would get $200 with a card from my child. Are you not understanding the months of prep work that go into this, after years of hebrew school, all the prayers that have to be memorized, how big a deal this is in the jewish religion? We think it's a very big deal to be celebrated. [/quote][/quote]

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