Thursday, January 08, 2009

Teen's Rite Of Passage Benefits Hospital Playroom

When the time came for Gabe Silverman to perform his "tikkun olam" -- an act of charity accompanying the Jewish bar mitzvah coming-of-age ceremony -- he didn't have to look far for a cause to support.

A longtime hockey fan living just a few blocks from St. Clair Hospital in Mt. Lebanon, Silverman donated money he received at his bar mitzvah to stock a family playroom at St. Clair's new emergency department with toys and video games.

Link: www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_606086.html

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