The BiG Story Contact RICK ZERNER for Exceptional Personal Service & the Area's Best Selection of Fine Automobiles. Your Tri-State Source Since 1956 VIN DEVERS MERCEDES-BENZ •AUDI 5570 MONROE • SYLVANIA, OH 419/885-5111 www.vindevers.corn Rochelle Imbers • Knit Knit Knit 855-2114 Howard and Gail Greenberg with Seth, 10, and Tamara, 7, read a mitzvah book. Accents in Needlepoint 626-3042 How a JEFF notebook helped one family understand the importance of simple kindness. Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor Orchard Mall Xls>M0inMIXtl ARNOLD Automotive Group Ltd. Es MaPria® th 7 r. ri ,11Mh il t Gil Pratt LEASING MANAGER Your West Side Specialist (810) 445.6000 Gratiot Ave. (at 12 Mile Road) Roseville, Michigan 48066 Fax (810) 771-7340 12/29 2000 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 .