On April 2, a pretty incredible event took place. 41 Jewish teens from 17 Milwaukee area public and day schools joined together to help underprivileged people throughout Milwaukee in a day-long event called Teen Day of Social Action, co-sponsored by the Coalition for Jewish Learning and Tikkun Ha-Ir of Milwaukee.

Just the experience of walking inside was a better prelude than anyone could have planned. Where was I headed? To the second annual Teen Day of Social Action in Milwaukee: a day-long event co-sponsored by Coalition for Jewish Learning and Tikkun Ha-Ir of Milwaukee. It's geared at getting teens involved with social justice.

The first half of the day was held at the Kosher Meat Klub warehouse, where we were serving at a food pantry. About 40 teens gathered to pack Passover food to distribute to Milwaukee's needy Jewish families. But the lesson began before we were even inside.