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Spreading The Magic
Of Mitzvah Day!
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meals at homeless shelters and sorted books
for Bookstock.
At Back Alley Bikes, a new Mitzvah Day
site, volunteers disassembled abandoned
A group of Mitzvah Day volunteers from the Michigan Muslim Community Council
bicycles so they can be refurbished, rebuilt prepare to unload a truck full of gifts for Jimmy’s Kids in Detroit.
and donated to Detroit youngsters. The
Mitzvah Day spirit was widely shared
through local TV, radio and newspaper sto-
ries, and longtime Mitzvah Day Co-Chair
Micki Grossman was featured as WXYZ-
Channel 7’s Person of the Week.
Presented to the community by the
Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC
and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit, Mitzvah Day 2016 was co-chaired
by Micki Grossman, Milt Neuman and
Illana Stern.
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Photos by Jeff Aisen
ore than 900 volunteers came
together on Dec. 25 to share
a spectacular Mitzvah Day,
spreading goodwill at 51 project sites
throughout Metropolitan Detroit.
Volunteers of all ages joined together
for the largest single day of volunteering in
the Detroit Jewish community, replacing
Christian staff and volunteers so they could
celebrate the holiday with their families.
For the eighth year, volunteers from
the Michigan Muslim Community Council
worked alongside Jewish volunteers at many
Mitzvah Day sites.
Volunteers delivered toys to children,
prepared and delivered meals, played bingo
with seniors, visited with veterans, served
Dan and Sue Stettner and Elyse, Ava and Ryan Cohen, all of Huntington
Woods, and Eric Harris of Detroit (dressed as Santa) deliver meals for Bridging
Communities in Detroit.
JCRC/AJC Executive Director David Kurzmann, President Dr. Richard Krugel and Sally
Krugel of Bloomfield Hills load meals for delivery at the Detroit Area Agency on Aging.
David and Susie Kamen of White Lake pre-
pare meals for delivery at the Detroit Area
Agency on Aging.
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Alan Erlikh of Farmington Hills prepares a
bike for refurbishing at Back Alley Bikes in
Detroit.
Joanna Pervin of Detroit and Sandeep,
Pranap and Rishi Chada of Bloomfield Hills
prepare beverages for homeless veterans
at Piquette Square in Detroit.
Elan and Maya Rosenberg of
West Bloomfield deliver toys to
Bob Ackerman of Gross Pointe serves meals Jeremiah Rivera, Jada Walker, Sheila
to homeless veterans at Piquette Square in Martinez, Tatiya and Talica Owens in
Southwest Detroit for Jimmy’s Kids.
Detroit.