More than 25 Jewish organizations across the Valley participated in the 13th annual Mitzvah Day on Nov. 1, coordinated by The Jewish Federation Valley Alliance. At Adat Ari El synagogue in Valley Village, families packaged grains and assembled Thanksgiving packages for local food pantries. At Abraham Joshua Heschel West Day School, students lined up for haircuts in order to donate their manes to Locks of Love, a nonprofit that provides free hairpieces to children under 18 suffering from medical hair loss as a result of illness.
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