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Milt Neuman, a Yad Ezra 
board member and volunteer, 
was grateful to be able to assist 
in any way he could.
“It means everything. You 
realize how much you have and 
how grateful you should be that 
you’re able to sustain yourself, 
but in the meantime, you’re able 
to give back to the community 
and it’s a wonderful mitzvah to 
do,
” Neuman said. 
Saree Hantler, who has been 
volunteering with Yad Ezra 
since 2009, was happy to see 
a return to some type of nor-
malcy. 
“I’m seeing a lot of the vol-
unteers I haven’t seen in a long 
time,
” Hantler said. “It’s nice to 
see the faces. It’s a little more 
fulfilling that way. You can see 
the need. The Jewish communi-
ty always stands by its own.
” 
“To see our clients in person 
again, to see people you haven’t 
seen in two years, and they get 
to come in and you get to inter-
act with them, there’s nothing 
like it,
” said David Jaffee, Yad 
Ezra’s director of operations. 
 “I’ve always felt that every-
body should be able to have a 
seder if they want a seder. To be 
able to provide the food to have 
that is just very rewarding.
” 

Rep. Andy Levin volunteered 
during the two-day event.

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