For his February
bar mitzvah,
Brad Nusbaum
of Franklin
and his mom,
Lori, created
centerpieces
containing
toiletries to be
donated to JFS
clients.
October 1st_4th
Thursday, Friday,
Saturday & Sunday
For event details,
how to RSVP & available
hotel packages, contact the
Beachwood Convention
& Visitors Bureau at
216.378.9333 or
VisitBeachwoodOhio.com
Because We Care
Grants help JFS to expand
its preteen mitzvah program.
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A Stitch in Time: The Cleveland Garment Industry
Beachwood
at the Beachwood Library
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New England Seafood Clambake at Giovanni's
The Art of Tequila at Tres Potrillos
Stay-Proof Travel Makeup Tips
take Crie
KNITTING
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at The Powder Room-Makeup Oasis & Boutique
Welser-Most Conducts Mahler's Third Symphony
with The Cleveland Orchestra
Stay-Proof Travel Makeup Tips
OMNOVM
SOLUTIONS
at The Powder Room-Makeup Oasis & Boutique
2nd
Outdoor Adventure Hike, Picnic & Wine Tasting
with NatureVation & Hotel Indigo
New England Seafood Clambake at Giovanni's
British Beer Dinner at The Pub
Welser-Most Conducts Mahler's Third Symphony
with The Cleveland Orchestra
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Hale Farm & Village 5K at Hale Farm & Village
Hale Farm & Village Harvest Festival at Hale Farm & Village
Outdoor Adventure Hike, Picnic & Tea Tasting with NatureVation
Stay-Proof Travel Makeup Tips at The Powder Room-Makeup Oasis & Boutique
Live Dancing Performance & Violins of Hope
at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
In Grand Style: Fashions of the 1870s through the 1920s
at the Western Reserve Historical Society
Mead Wine & Honey Appetizers Tasting at Valenti's Ristorante
Follow the Bourbon Trail at Cedar Creek Grille
A Night of Mystery & Murder at Maggiano's Little Italy
A Gala Evening with Renee Fleming with The Cleveland Orchestra
Bagels, Birding & Historical Bites: Beachwood Historical Society
at Beachwood City Park Pavilion
Hale Farm & Village Harvest Festival at Hale Farm & Village
Feel the Breeze at Bahama Breeze
Special Author Event with Jill Bialosky at the Beachwood Library
More Details at VisitBeachwoodOhio.com
Beachwood Convention Et Visitors Bureau 216.378.9333
12 September 17 • 2015
Stacy Gittleman
Contributing Writer
ewish Family Service of
Metropolitan Detroit (JFS) is
kicking off the Jewish New
Year with a fresh set of monthly pro-
grams aimed at informing the commu-
nity's preteens about all the resources
it provides, while helping to create
mitzvah opportunities that fit into their
packed schedules.
To expand its existing mitzvah pro-
gram, Because We Care (BWC), JFS
last spring received a $75,000 grant
from the William Davidson Foundation
and a $5,500 grant from the Stephen
Schulman Millennium Fund for Jewish
Youth.
One Sunday afternoon a month,
Jewish preteens will gather at a syna-
gogue, temple or other Jewish agency to
practice the Jewish values of tzedakah
and tikkun olam. Activities include
trekking out to clean up Belle Isle in
November, creating gifts for the poor
during Chanukah, making chicken
soup and collecting warm clothing
for seniors in January, and planning
a Passover Seder for seniors and
Holocaust survivors in the spring.
The grant enabled JFS to hire Vicki
Sitron to coordinate the program. Sitron
said BWC is flexible to fit into a busy
preteen's packed schedule and engag-
ing enough to create community with
their Jewish peers and serve as an entry
learning point to all the services JFS
provides to the larger community.
"We wanted to make our program-
ming as engaging and flexible as pos-
sible to give these kids the opportunity
to do a mitzvah:' Sitron said. "Some of
our upcoming programs fit in line with
work already being done by organiza-
tions such as J-Serve and PeerCorps. As
we move into our first year, we are also
looking to partner with as many area
synagogues, temples and Jewish youth
groups as possible.
BWC kicks off this month with two
community service programs:
• Sundaes in the Sukkah, 1-3 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 20, at the Jewish Family
Services building, 6555 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. Kids are welcome to help
decorate the agency's sukkah, learn a
bit about the holiday and the value of
giving tzedakah from Rabbi Yisrael
Pinson, and make their own ice cream
sundaes.
• Paint the Town Purple, 1-3 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 27. On this scavenger
hunt-styled activity, teens will solve rid-
dles and find clues to take them to their
next destination as they ride around
on JFS's buses, which provide 30,000
rides each year to deserving clients.
At each destination, they will put up
purple "Expect Respect" lawn signs at
various Jewish agencies around town to
raise awareness for Domestic Violence
Month in October. They will also learn
about the importance of developing
healthy relationships starting in ado-
lescence and all the way through adult
hood.
Ellen Yashinsky Chute, JFS chief
community outreach officer, said the
scavenger hunt program aims to explain
"domestic violence" from an adolescent
standpoint.
"At this program, we will teach kids
that when you expect respect in any
relationship in your life, it eliminates
the chances of abuse and violence
Chute said. "Many of us form lifelong
relationships starting in middle school
and high school. If kids learn about
respect at this stage of their lives, it is
a lesson that will hopefully stick with
them for the rest of their lives:'
BWC has been around for a number
of years and provides many ideas to
area bar and bat mitzvah students about
how to put more "mitzvah" into their
coming-of-age celebrations. Kids col-
lect various items such as art supplies,
sneakers, band and athletic equipment,
for example, and create centerpieces
with them with accompanying litera-
ture about JFS, informing guests that
they will be distributed to deserving JFS
clients following the celebration.
To register for programs and for a full
list of program dates and descriptions, go
to www.jfsdetroitorg/becausewecare
or contact Vicki Sitron at (248) 592-
2325 or vsitron@jfsdetroit.org .
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