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hey came, they baked, they delivered.
As part of a school-wide chesed (kindness)
project, 100 Akiva Hebrew Day School stu-
dents spent Erev Rosh Hashanah bringing
honeycake and New Year's cards to more than 200
Jewish senior citizens living in 10 non-Jewish Detroit
nursing homes.
Organized by Akiva's National Honor Society, the
project utilized the baking and delivery skills of middle
and high school students and the artistic skills of eie-
mentary school students who made cards. Other stu-
dents helped out by leading songs. The goal was to
reach Jewish seniors who receive little religious or cul-
tural programming in their homes.
"What we did was go to almost every place in the
area with Jewish residents," said Rabbi Karmi Gross,
Akiva's principal. "We went to places that Jewish
schools don't usually go."
And the chesed will continue even after the last of the
honeycakes is eaten, with Akiva planning holiday-relat-
ed visits throughout the coming year.
"Holidays are the time when you can do the most
and when people feel the need the most," explained
Rabbi Gross. D
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Opposite page, top: Project organizer Cheryl Miller breaks the eggs.
Bottom: Adi Natan and Mindy Rothstein pour out 80 loaves worth of batter.
This page, top: Project organizer Cheryl Miller gives out delivery assignments to
fellow National Honor Society members.
. Below: Cheryl Miller presents a New Year's card to Jeannette Jacobs.
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