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BMitzvah Blog


Josh Lyons - Dvar Torah
Shabbat Shalom everybody. My parashah this week is M'tzora (one suffering from a skin disease), but it is also Shabbat Hagadol, the...


Zach Myers - Dvar Torah
Although my Torah portion ,which is Vayikra, is in the book of Leviticus, this shabbat is also Shabbat Zachor which is the shabbat before...


Jesse Kerzner - Dvar Torah
My torah portion is called Vayakheil and you can find it at the end of the second book of the Torah, Exodus. The children of Israel have...


Adam Spilkin's BM Mitzvah Project
In the Torah we are commanded to “share bread with the hungry”. For my mitzvah project, I chose to feed the homeless. Every two weeks...


Adam Spilkin - Dvar Torah
My torah portion is called “Mishpatim”. Mishpatim means “judgments”. Moses informs the Israelites of many ethical and ritual laws...


Anna Castle's Penguin Mitzvah Project
Those who know me, know that I have a deep love for animals. For my mitzvah project, I saved money until I was able to adopt and name my...


Anna Castle - Dvar Torah
The Torah portion for this week, Yitro (or Jethro), teaches us to look beyond superficial qualities when it comes to choosing a good...


Joseph Katz - Dvar Torah
This week’s parshah, Beshalach, raises a number of important ideas and concepts. The story concerns the Israelites leaving Egypt to...


Iliya Jaffee - Dvar Torah
Jacob is a man with 12 sons,but he had a favourite son called Joseph. Joseph was his favourite because he loved Joseph’s mom, Rachel,...


Hosea Cole - BM Mitzvah Project
The Beach Clean Up I did felt important to me because there is so much litter, plastics, oils and many other harmful things in the ocean...


Sophie Algrant - Dvar Torah
My Torah portion is called Vayeshev. It’s in the book of Genesis. It starts with Joseph getting a coat of many colours from his dad Jacob...


Rachel Ancer's Batmitzvah Mitzvah Project
I decided to do my mitzvah project for children who are going to have bone marrow transplants. I know how scary it is and I wanted to use...


Forest Creek Cleanup - Ansel Witkin's BM Mitzvah
As a part of me becoming a bar mitzvah, I took on cleaning up a forest creek. In one whole afternoon, I managed to clean a small part of...


Levi Meyer - Dvar Torah
My Torah portion is called Lech Lecha. It is found in the book of Genesis. My portion is a very interesting and dramatic story. The...


Levi Meyer B-Mitzvah Mitzvah
When considering what to do for my mitzvah project, it was quite an easy choice for me. During Covid lockdown, I became very conscious...


Mia Tonkil - BM Mitzvah Project
When I was 18 months old I got burned and was treated at the burns unit of Red Cross Children's Hospital. While I don't remember this,...


Coby Selikowitz - Dvar Torah
Shabbat shalom everybody My parasha covers the moments just before the Israelites enter the promised land of Canaan. They have been...


Daniel Chaimowitz - Dvar Torah
Hello There…. ( Wave…smile …) Warm Greetings to all of you out there…. To my Family and Friends thank you all for logging in and...


Ty Katz - Dvar Torah
Today I will be telling you about my torah portion bhar bechukotai which teaches us many things including the 7/49 year rule. This is...


Danny Katzeff - Dvar Torah
My torah portion is called Emor and it comes from the book of Vayikra. It talks about a whole lot of things like the Kohanim who were...
Finn Rajna - Mitzvah Project
It was easy for me to choose what I was going to do for a mitzvah project. There is a ballet school in Gugulethu called ZAMA and I have...
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