The Heart

Jewish children have fun and
take joy in giving at
tzedakah event.

Above:
Children dive in at an arts and crafts table.

Right:
Erica Colburn and Emily Biederman, both 10, show off their helping
hands.

Below:
Emma Lockwood, 9, receives an information packet from Lori
Brockman of the Michigan Jewish AIDS Coalition.

PH OTOS BY BILL FIANSEN

Left:
Stephanie Schiff carries off a load of pennies to be counted.

he mitzvah of righteous-
ness can seem like pretty
dry stuff if you are 9 years
old and fidgety. Which is
why Sunday's Tzedakah
Experience at Temple
Beth El in Birmingham
was packed with games
and inventive approaches to help-
ing youngsters feel good about aid-
ing the less fortunate.
The program aimed to teach
children and adults alike about
services available in the commu-
nity to assist the elderly, hungry
and the physically and mentally
handicapped.
More than a dozen congrega-
tions and religious schools took
part in the event, which was co-
sponsored by Beth El, the
Women's Division of the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan De-
troit, the Agency for Jewish Ed-
ucation, the Jewish Educators'
Council and The Jewish News.

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