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84
ail Greenberg positively
swoons when she talks
about JEFF, and her hus-
band, Howard, doesn't mind a bit.
"I love JEFF," says Mrs. Green-
berg, of Oak Park.
JEFF, of course, is Jewish Experi-
ences For Families, which pro-
vides numerous family fun and
educational experiences, includin
the popular Apples & Honey and
Lots, Lots More, held annually at
Rosh Hashanah.
Though the Greenberg family
— Gail, Howard, 10-year-old
Seth and Tamara, 7 — have par-
ticipated in numerous JEFF pro-
grams (the Great Purim Parcel
Project is a favorite), this past
September they attended their
first Apples & Honey.
They had a *great time at the
program, Mrs. Greenberg says.
But what was especially nice was
the blank book they took home.
The 2000 Apples & Honey fea-
tured an emphasis on becoming
involved in the community by vol-
unteering and giving tzedakah. To
encourage families on their jour-
neys to becoming "mitzvah
heroes," JEFF offered each guest a
book in which they could chart
their progress.
It didn't take long for the Green-
berg family to get started; in fact,
Mrs. Greenberg says they couldn' t
wait to begin writing and, even
more important, talking about why
helping others makes a difference.
Mrs. Greenberg, who works in
an adult day-care facility for those
with Alzheimer's, says she and her
husband "had always tried to
each our children the importance"
of giving back to the community.
She often brought Seth and Tama-
ra with her to work, and they
have learned "not to see wheel-
chairs, but real people."
But they didn't take time after-
ward to discuss the why of volun-
teering.
Now, -Mrs. Greenberg says, her
children write down what they
have done, "and they really see
how many people they're help-
ing."
"I see the biggest difference in
my children, because now they
realize the importance of what
they're doing," she says. "They
even come up with new ways
.