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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.

