Wednesday, October 21, 2015
YOUNGSTOWN — The Jewish community will participate in Mitzvah Day on Sunday in the greater Youngstown area.
“Mitzvah is a commandment to do good deeds,” said Sarah B. Wilschek, program coordination for Youngstown Area Jewish Federation, which is among the participants. Others involved are Congregation Rodef Sholom in Youngstown; Temple El Emeth and Children of Israel in Liberty; Congregation Ohev Tzedek in Boardman; Youngstown Area Jewish Federation, Jewish Community Center of Youngstown, Commission for Jewish Educcation and Akiva Academy.
Last year, Congregation Rodef Sholom conducted a Mitzvah Day coordinated by Mari Alschuler, chairwoman of the social action committee.
“The vision was to expand it to the entire Jewish community,” Wilschek said. And that’s what has evolved from meetings of representatives of the organizations involved. “We had feedback on possible projects,” she said. “It all came out of conversations of what could help.”
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