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ARC hosted Passover
seders at five of its loca-
tions on the first night
of Pesach for all people they
serve interested in attending.
Sixty-four people served
by JARC and support staff
attended the seders from 14
JARC group homes and inde-
pendent living situations.
The seders were led by a
combination of volunteers
and those within JARC’s com-
munity. Volunteers included
David Konop, Carolyn Koblin
and the Fox family. Richard
Kaplan, a person served by
JARC, led another one of the
seders, and a staff member,
Bernie Tague, led the seder in
JARC’s Independent Living
Services program.
JARC homes were provided
with dinner, matzah and the
symbolic ceremonial foods

traditionally used for the
seder: parsley, charoset, bitter
herb, shank bone and egg.
“Many of us form foun-
dational memories around
our holiday celebrations: the
readings, the songs, the cus-
toms and the special foods,”
said JARC CEO Shaindle
Braunstein.
“
A core value of JARC is
not to only provide care, but
to truly provide community,
and making sure that those
we serve have the opportunity
to create these memories and
to fully experience and be
immersed in the Jewish life
cycle is integral to our mis-
sion.”

To learn more about JARC or to

make a donation to support more

events like these for the people JARC

serves, visit jarc.org or call (248)

940-2617.

Persons Served by
JARC Take Part in
Passover Seders

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JARC

Volunteer Dave
Konop leading
one of JARC’s
seders.

Ivan, a person
served by JARC,
reading the
Haggadah during
the seder.

Kayla, a person
served by JARC,
waits for other
seder guests to
arrive.

Jonathan (left)
and Bruce (right),
who are both
served by JARC,
wait for the seder
to begin.