BMitzvah Blog

BRONWYN KRUGER'S D'var Torah

This Shabbat is known as Shabbat Chazon. It is the one directly before Tish’A B’Av or the 9th day of the month of Av, which is when we,...

My Mitzvah Project is based around my work with the Chaeli Campaign. The Chaeli Campaign is a non-profit organization that focuses on...

My torah portion is Matot and it comes from the book of B’midbar or Numbers. It talks about Moses and the children of Israel who were on...

My Torah portion is called NASO. It comes from the 4th book of the Torah called BAMIDBAR. Naso is said to be one of the most interesting...

Alpine Primary School is in Beacon Valley, Mitchell's Plain, one of the poorer areas of Cape Town. There is high unemployment and many...

I chose DARG for my Mitzvah project. The reason I chose this organisation is my love for animals and to honour my life-long pet Danny. I...

Hello. My name is Aidan Wittels and I will be doing my Bar Mitzvah on the 3rd of May 2014. I had to prepare for this by attending lessons...

For my Mitzvah, I went to the Sarah Fox Children’s Convalescent Hospital. It is a 60-bed facility based in Athlone, Cape Town. It is a...

The first time I read my Torah portion I simply didn’t get it. After reading it a few times I was able see that God gave Moses...

ZICHRON MENACHEM is an organization that provides an invaluable service at no cost. The organization is entirely reliant on the generous...

My discussion is also based on an early part of the parsha. "You shall make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, one cubit wide, and...

My dvar Torah focuses on a passage early in the parsha, V’yikchu li t’rumah - 'Let them take for Me an offering' (25.2).In this, it talks...

For my mitzvah I went to Soil for Life. I spent an enjoyable hour or two tying up tomatoes in the garden. I plan on going back and...

For my mitzvah I visited Miracle Kidz. Miracle Kidz is an organization for abandoned and abused babies, toddlers and children. It is...

My Parsha is called Mishpatim. It is found in the 2nd book of the Torah – Shmot. Mishpatim means laws. There are 56 civil laws contained...