TELL May - July 2012 - Emanuel Synagogue

Redevelopment
www.emanuel.org.au
Our new seats are coming....
Buy a few old ones
and feel like you have
a synagogue at home!
Please phone the office
for more information.
so it’s time for a sale!
To prepare for the arrival and installation of our brand new seats in the Main
Sanctuary, Emanuel Synagogue is selling the pews that were installed in the
sanctuary in the 1940’s, when the Synagogue was built (in the downstairs
section), as well as the pews that were installed when the upstairs section
was built. These pews are made of solid wood (Light Maple), and carry
virtually all of the Synagogue’s history with them.
There are two categories of pew lengths, shorter pews (around 3.8m), and
longer pews (around 7.8m). Shorter pews will be sold for $200, longer pews
for $250.
Pews will be made available to the following entities in the order they appear
below:
• Current Emanuel Synagogue congregants (from 1 May 2012 - with
exclusivity until 31 May 2012)
• Other UPJ congregations (from 1 June 2012)
• Other communities - synagogues, churches, etc. (from 20 June 2012)
The pews will be sold on the following basis:
• Payment must be made before collection. Pews are sold on a firstcome,
first-served basis, and are only reserved for that buyer once
payment is made in full.
• Pews are sold as is, no returns.
Buyers can inspect the pews on site before committing to a purchase.
Viewing can be arranged Monday to Thursday from 09:00 – 17:00,
except for chagim and public holidays.
• If you would like to purchase a pew with your name or a family
member’s name on the back of the pew, please note that we will
need to know this by 30 June 2012 at the latest, so that these name
plates remain on the requested pews. All other name plates will be
removed. This is only offered to Emanuel Synagogue congregants
who were past seat holders or are direct family members of past seat
holders.
• The buyer must arrange to have the pew(s) collected from Emanuel
Synagogue and transported off site.
• Pews must be collected from Emanuel Synagogue in early August
2012, the exact date will be communicated to each buyer, as soon as
it is confirmed.
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