Is your son or daughter a lover of music--perhaps in the school band, orchestra, or chorus? Are you looking for a totally unique mitzvah project which combines music, finding hidden treasure, and rescuing Jewish cultural heritage? Then this project might really make your heart sing!

The Judaica Sound Archives at Florida Atlantic University Library collects and digitizes Judaica sound recordings, and they need your help! They prevent this music from being lost forever by converting the vinyl recordings to a digital format. The recordings were produced between 1901 and the present and include not only Hebrew, Yiddish, and English songs relating to the Jewish experience but also other works by prominent Jewish artists. Take a look at their interactive website, where you actually can hear over 4,000 Jewish songs (www.fau.edu/jsa). This mitzvah project can involve fund-raising for this historic effort and/or collecting actual recordings to send to the archives. Do Bubbe and Zayde have some old Yiddish recordings gathering dust in the attic? The JSA wants them! The website even provides pre-printed mailing labels and instructions to make sending the records easy for you. Here is a project that spans the generations and provides a unique learning experience. Perfect for any music lover!