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n Friday, Jan. 15, middle
school students at Akiva
Hebrew Day School in
Southfield learned in groups with cur-
rent students from Yeshiva University.
In the beginning of the program, we
watched a video about a middle school
football team in Michigan that helped
a student with special needs score a
touchdown. The video was short, but
moving. Afterward, we learned about
a few different characters from the
Chumash and how they acted in differ-
ent scenarios.
Also, we discussed whether their
action was for themselves or to ben-
efit their community. For example, at
Akeidat Yitzchak (the binding of Isaac),
Avraham listened to what HaShem com-
manded him to do even though there

was no benefit to himself. We discussed
the differences of both: self-benefit and
communal benefit.
At the end of the program, everyone
was able to sign a big poster with what
they were going to do to make a dif-
ference in the world, even if it was just
being nicer to the people in our lives.
Now we can look at the poster that is
hanging up in the Akiva hallway to
remind ourselves of these goals and to
see if we are achieving them.
I think the program showed all the
students, both from Akiva and Yeshiva
University, that even though we are
young, we can still make a difference.
In addition, it was a great privilege and
opportunity to meet and bond with the
YU students. I greatly value the con-
nections we have made. ❑

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