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Generational Mix

Hillel students meaningfully fulfill the Purim
mitzvot in interaction with seniors.

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visit to a senior residence in
West Bloomfield gave third-
graders at Hillel Day School
in Farmington Hills an opportunity
to perform a double mitzvah — that of
giving mishloach manot on Purim and
misameach, engaging in activities that
bring joy and lift the spirits of others.
They accomplished these deeds
in full Purim regalia at American
House in West Bloomfield in front
of an audience of about 25 residents.
Students sang, distributed handmade
Purim treats they had baked and
assembled at school, and visited with
seniors.
Students reflected on their experi-
ences in writing. Although many had

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been nervous to interact with seniors,
they returned "happy and proud" to
have performed these mitzvot.
Student Adin Victor, who wrote
that she had "never been to an elderly
home before was at first scared. But
afterward, she wrote, "I felt relieved
because I knew I had nothing to
worry about. I had such a great expe-
rience and hope to visit again soon!"
Teacher Malka Littman, whose
mother was among the residents in
attendance, and the entire third-grade
Judaic studies teaching team, hope
the visit will become an annual tradi-
tion. "Through experiential learning
such as this, our students are really
living the mitzvot," Littman said.

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Lois & Avern Cohn

ffr',1 Sunday, June 22
7:00 p.m.

Hillel Day School third-graders,
dressed in Purim costumes, came to a

senior residence to celebrate Purim.

Adat Shalom Synagogue
Farmington Hills

Detroit-Israel Connection

Wearable and edible Purim gifts for Israeli soldiers.

Featured Speaker:
U.S. Representative Sander Levin

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sraeli soldier Aaron Goss,
24, who grew up in West
Bloomfield, donned a little
slice of home this past Purim.
Amidst snack and gift items
in a mishloach manot package
was a T-shirt with a message
that was both true and inspir-
ing.
Aaron and other former
Detroiters in the Israel Defense
Forces received parcels from
Federation's Partnership2Gether:
the Michigan Central Galilee
Aaron Goss shows off the hometown T-shirt
Partnership.
he received for Purim.
The son of Karen and Ken Goss
of West Bloomfield, Aaron is
a thank-you note on the Federation
among the Army's 5,000 Lone Soldiers,
Facebook page. It said, 'It's nice to know
those whose immediate families do not
I have a supportive Jewish community
live in Israel.
back home:"
Karen Goss said that Aaron, after
- Shelli Liebman Dorfman, contributing writer
receiving the Purim package, "wrote

To learn more about opportunities to pay tribute
to Lois & Avern Cohn, please contact the
Jewish Community Relations Council
248-642-5393, ext. 5 or visit detroitjcrc.org

Honorary Co-Chairs

Elaine C. & Eugene Driker
Mary Ellen & Harold Gurewitz
Zina & Michael Kramer

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March 27 • 2014

Hillel students found interacting with
the seniors to be fun and a great
mitzvah.