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who has been to a few of
their Passover distributions
says the same.
“For people like me that
are low income, it’s a big
relief that you can get a lot
of goodies, where otherwise
it would be more of a hard-
ship if you had to buy every-
thing,” the client said. “And
it really does make you want
to give back more, too, so I
try to volunteer more when
I can.”
Sandra Eidelman, a long-
time Yad Ezra volunteer, was
happy to be assisting the
clients.
“You learn when you do
service for any length of
time that you get more out
of it than the people you’re
helping,” Eidelman said.
“We live in very stressful
times, and I hope they can
cope with the stress we’re all
undergoing.”
Michael Gendelman, cur-
rent treasurer and longtime
Yad Ezra volunteer, says
rising costs haven’t
slowed the organiza-
tion down — instead
they’ve put their foot
on the accelerator to
make sure every cli-
ent is serviced.
“There’s no ques-
tion that one tenet
of Judaism is to give
tzedakah, and you
can give tzedakah
in many different ways, and
what’s amazing is all of these
people here are giving of
their time,” Gendelman said.
“We have a lot of seasoned,
veteran volunteers that have
been here for years, and it’s
also given us an opportunity
to reach new volunteers.”
Lisa Klein, a newer board
member, is excited about
the new board of directors
and the future of Yad Ezra,
seeing a lot of young people
who can always bring a new
perspective with fresh eyes.
“The nice thing with the
newer members on the
board is we need to market
ourselves in a way we’ve
never had to because of the
need in the community and
the rising cost of food, and
so you come in with just a
completely fresh outlook.”
To donate and for more information,
visit www.YadEzra.org or call (248)
548-3663.
Yad Ezra’s Board
of Directors
Marcy Fikany – President
Daniel Cherrin – Vice President
Ari Dolgin – Vice President
Jeff Moss – Vice President
David Sherman – Vice President
Michael Gendelman – Treasurer
Jason Brown – Secretary
Melvin Schwartz – Immediate
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