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Taro Tomitsuka- Dvar Torah
In today’s portion, Behaalotecha, we find the people of Israel on the way to the Promised Land after leaving Egypt. But by this time...


Taro Tomitsuka- Bar Mitzvah Mitzvah
The charity I chose was DARG animal rescue in Hout Bay. The reason I wanted to help them is because we have had three cats from DARG....


Nathan Amato- Dvar Torah
Good morning everyone and Shabbat shalom and thank you for joining me in celebrating my bar mitzvah. The name of my torah portion is...


Jessica Hawker - Dvar Torah
Parsha B’Har May 9th 2015 In my Parsha, God gives Moses the laws of the Sabbatical year – called a shmita – where every seventh year,...


Balu Nivison - Dvar Torah
K’doshim – Holiness K’doshim comes from Vayikra commonly known as Leviticus. Vayikra is the 3rd book of the Torah – so it’s the middle...


Zen Lasker - Mitzvah Project
My bar mitzvah mitzvah is called hope for heroism or achim lachaim(brothers for life) this is a non profitable organization created and...


Aliyah Joseph - Mitzvah Project
For my Mitzvah project I decided to spend it at “Sunny Skies” Day and After Care centre. It is run by a woman called Charmaine I go...


Thomas and Alexander Ackerman - Dvar Torah
Alex Our torah portion – Shemini- relates to us as it is on the eighth day of the inauguration of the tabernacle and our birthday is on...


Avi Moodley- My Mitzvah Project
For my Mitzvah Project I decided to spend my time at a place called “Miracle Kids” in Constantia.“Miracle Kids’ is a safe house for...


Milla Terespolsky - Dvar Torah
My portion is Trumah, which directly translated means "gift". It is very fitting that this portion falls the week of my bat mitzvah, as...


Milla Terespolsky - My Bat Mitzvah Mitzvah
I spent a day with the patients of Maitland Cottage Home in Rondebosch. Maitland Cottage Home is a paediatric orthopaedic hospital that...


Erin Rose Barenblatt - My Bat Mitzvah Mitzvah
I participated in a project called “One to One” in which various schools set up stands with games and prizes for children with...


Erin Rose Barenblatt - Dvar Torah
Spreading rumors, hurting others, making people unwanted, teasing them and calling them names, all these are covered by a law. Which is...


Joseph Berk - Dvar Torah
My Torah portion, Vayetze, is about Jacob's journey from Canaan to Haran, which is now known as Iran. On his way he has a dream where he...


Ben Schneider - Dvar Torah
My Torah portion, Vayeira, comes from the book of B'reishit. It comes just after Abraham's circumcision. He was sitting outside his...


David Hahn - Dvar Torah
My parashah tells the stories of God’s calling of Abram (who would become later Abraham), Abram’s passing off his wife Sarai as his...


David Hahn - My Barmitzvah Mitzvah
In my Mitzvah I spend 5 days in DARG (animal shelter in Hout Bay) during my last school holiday. My job was mainly to look after the...


Sonic Bloom - Dvar Torah
The Raven and the Dove In the story of Noah there are many stories one can learn.The one I'll be talking about is the story of the...


Sonic Bloom - My Barmitzvah Mitzvah
For my mitzvah project I went to D.A.R.G (domestic animal rescue group) in Hout Bay. When I arrived I went straight to the cattery where...


Juliet Stromin - Dvar Torah
My portion today talks about Moses wanting Hashem to identify himself. He needs proof in order to trust him. Adonaithen talks to the...


Juliet Stromin - Bat Mitzvah Mitzvah
For my mitzvot, I decided to dedicate my Sunday mornings to the Animal Rescue centre, DARG. DARG is an non-profit organisation that takes...


SHEALTIEL SMITH'S BAR MITZVAH MITZVAH
For Shealti-El’s mitzvah project, he started a recycling project at his former school, Stratford Primary. He supplied the school with...


SACHA AND JOSH MAUGHAN’S BNEI MITZVAH MITZVAH
For our bnei mitzvah mitzvah we have approached an organisation called Ons Plek Projects which is a safe house for girl street children. ...


Ben Rubin's Bar Mitzvah Mitzvah
Ben Rubin, who is having his barmitzvah on 13 September 2014, spent three days during the July holidays volunteering at Camelot Kennels...
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