BMitzvah Blog

My torah portion is about a selfish man named Korach. He challenged Moses and Aaron and formed a rebellion against them. Since he only...

Rabbi Greg, congregation, family and friends Thank you for joining me to celebrate my Bat Mitzvah. When a young girl reaches the age of...

Good Morning and Good Shabbas everyone I am Zara Tonkil and in celebration of my Bat Mitzvah I will be saying my dvar Torah on my...

I chose to collect my old books and donate them to a school which could make better use of them. Rabbi Greg suggested that I ask my Grade...

Beth Silbert, from The Shine Project at Good Hope Seminary, linked some of us up with pupils to be their penpals. My penpal’s name was...

Good morning family and friends. My Torah portion is from the book of Exodus and it is called Bo, it is about the last three plagues,...

My Torah portion is called Vayetzei. There is so much to grasp from it. Jacob leaves his home as he is running from is brother who is...

Chayei Sarah Intro (short summary, 3 sentences) My text Chayei Sarah is in the book of Genesis, the first book in the Torah. Avraham was...

My Torah portion is Lech Lecha in the book of Genesis, which is the 1st book. It is about Abram and Sarai’s journey to the land that g-d...

WHAT IS G-D’s GENDER? My message today for you all to go home and think about is ‘what is G-d’s gender?’. During my one on one sessions...

For my Mitzvah Project, I decided to use my talent and love for swimming to raise funds for the Sunflower Fund and Project Flamingo. The...

I live in the Hout Bay area. There is an inforal settlement there. Last year it had a fire which had a terrible effect on people's lives....

In their sermons Rabbi Greg and Rabbi Malcolm explain the meanings of the weekly portions from the Torah and the Haftarah. They often say...

My Torah Portion is B’reishit, the first parshah of the Torah. B’reishit is all about the Creation of the World. The creation of humans,...

My Torah portion is Shabbat Chol Ha-Mo-eid Sukkot. Moses speaks to the Israelites on the banks of the River Jordan. He reminds the...

For my mitzvah I decided to go to Darg, which is a rescue organisation for aminals. I decided to go to Darg because I love animals. ...

On the 2 of May I went with my sister and best friend Mathew to DARG adoption centre in Hout Bay We saw different types of dogs and cats....

My portion is Tetzaveh and it is in the book of Shemot, Exodus. My portion talks about a lot of important subjects. It begins with the...

I went to help Souper Troopers for my Bar Mitzvah project. Souper Troopers helps people who live on the streets. People volunteer their...

My parsha or torah portion is called Yitro. Yitro, in English, Jethro, is Moses’s father-in-law. Yitro was a Midianite priest and he was...

My torah portion is about the Jewish people leaving their life of slavery in Egypt. How Moses split the Sea of Reeds and the Song of the...

My Torah portion is Va’eira it is found in the book of Shmot. The parashah takes place in Egypt where the Jews were enslaved. One day...

SAFFI - Faith-based responses to male perpetrators of intimate partner abuse: what guidance do we get from Holy Scripture and ancient...