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                    Teaching Children: Creating Pre-Shabbat Tzedakah Activity!

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                One of the most important values to instill in children the very fact that they are responsible for taking care of their community. We do not pass a collection plate for the benefit of the community during Shabbat, as money is not to concern us on the day of rest. However, we can take on the tradition of including giving as a step in our Shabbat preparation.<br /><br />

                When you bring your family together around the Shabbat candles, put out several tzedakah boxes and provide each child with a dollar to designate to a particular cause that is important to your family. Each week, the children can give to the same box, or change. Challenge each member of your family to explain why this week, you think particularly of the needs of that cause. Explore what you have particularly appreciated in the past week, and think of satisfying that need for others. <br /><br />
                
                <strong>For Example:</strong><br />
                The Drosen family may have 3 tzedakah boxes - one for the Jewish National Fund, Locks of Love, and Mazon. <br /><br />
                
                One member might share, "I saw beautiful fall leaves on the sidewalk and it made me appreciate the trees in our yard, so I want to plant trees in Israel."<br /><br />
                
                Another might say, "I choose Mazon, because the pizza we had for dinner last night was a real treat and I want other people to have that full tummy feeling."<br /><br />
                
                A third might say, "I got a haircut and realized how lucky I am to be healthy and have my own hair! So I want to help others feel beautiful through Locks of Love."

                
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