Pajama’ed Children Learn About “Tzedakah”

Wayland Patch 1/31/11: Pajama'ed Children Learn About "Tzedakah". Decked out in their finest pajamas, preschool and elementary children got in the spirit of "tzedakah" Sunday morning at Congregation Or Atid in Wayland. Tzedakah is literally translated from Hebrew as "justice" or "righteousness", but is more commonly interpreted as "charity," and Pajama-Rama Party participants learned the concept while having a good time themselves. The children, along with their parents, enjoyed songs and stories, decorated pillow cases and ate milk and cookies all for a good cause. Donations from the event supported two charity efforts: The PJ Library, an organization that sends Jewish books and music to parents of infants and children up to 8 years old, and the Pajama Program, which provides new, warm pajamas to children in need throughout the United States and worldwide. In fact, Pajama-Rama Party attendees brought new pajamas to the event which could be seen piling up at the foot of a Pajama-Rama sign located in the front lobby of the synagogue.

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