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December 4 • 2014
A
favorite idea that many local
families shared is to ask guests
at their Chanukah party to
bring a grab-bag gift for a boy or girl,
then donate the gifts to a local orga-
nization of their choice. Below, more
families share their traditions:
Margo and Michael Lazar and
children Shaina, 11, and Brooke,
6, participate in Mitzvah Day, an
annual event through the JCRC
(Jewish Community Relations
Council) and the Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Detroit: Each year,
on Dec. 25, Jewish and Muslim vol-
unteers from Metro
Detroit work as
families in social ser-
vice projects so that
Christian volunteers
and workers can cel-
ebrate Christmas at
home with their own
families. For more
information or to reg-
ister for Mitzvah Day
2014, visit detroitjcrc.
org .
Rachel and Jason Ellis and chil-
dren Shira, 10, Ari, 6, and Noam, 5,
clean out all their toys and clothes
that they no longer use before
Chanukah.
We tell our kids that we need to
give before we can receive," says
Rachel, who stresses to them that
there are so many children who do
not receive anything at the holidays
and the importance of sharing what
they have.
"I tell them that the more we
share, the more we receive, with
both tangible and intangible gifts. I
tell them their heart will grow."
The family chooses a different
organization to donate to each year,
including Salvation Army, the Jewish
Council Thrift Shop in Berkley and
Easter Seals.
Allison and Brian Gutman and
son, David, 2, look forward to con-
tinuing a tradition started at a
synagogue when the family lived in
Massachusetts: We founded the
Fifth Night, an annual event where
young children learn to make a
difference by donating a night of
Chanukah gifts to a chosen chil-
dren's charity," Allison says. The
goal of the Fifth Night is to help
the little ones better
understand and appre-
ciate the importance
of their donations
by learning about
the charity and the
families who will be
benefiting from their
gifts. And by giving in
a group setting, there
is a shared energy
and enthusiasm that
makes tzedekah fun
and rewarding. Together, we are also
able to make a more significant con-
tribution to a charity in need.
The Fifth Night has now expand-
ed from being a Boston-only event
to Los Angeles and Chicago. I would
like to bring it to Detroit next!"
Until then, the family will pick out
gifts on the fifth night of Chanukah
with their son and bring them to a
local children's charity.
Fawn and Adam Chayet and chil-
dren Matthew, 14, and Abby, 10,
make an annual visit to Target for
one of the nights of Chanukah and
each child picks a gift to donate to
Children's Hospital.