I read with great amazement your article titled "Chabad House Plans First Permanent Home" that appeared in the Dec. 7 issue of the Sentinel.

I have been involved with the Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe since its inception in 2002 and have actively contributed and supported it in its fantastic growth, reaching out to all segments of our community. The Chabad has become a vibrant and active center, offering several weekly programs, services, Hebrew school, classes and the like.

Since there is already a perfectly vibrant Chabad synagogue, I don't understand the need to start a new one. I question the need for an additional Chabad synagogue in Monroe at a time when all charities are suffering difficulties in fundraising. I think this is a waste of money, totally inappropriate from a man who has a good income as a proprietor of a local Judaica store. He is not even listed on the official www.Chabad.org Web site.

We may be elderly in Monroe, but we are not fools. Shame on Rabbi Yehuda Spritzer.

Fred Wohl

Monroe