BMitzvah Blog

TRANSFORMATION through apology. This torah portion tells us the story of the reunion of two brothers, Esau and Jacob. It also tells us...

I chose to spend time helping out at the CJSA in Sea Point! This wonderful community organisation is run by a group of marvellous people...

My name is Gaby and for my mitzvah project I did a beach clean up. I chose this mitzvah because I care about making a difference in the...

As I woke up on Saturday 14th October I was ready to face the day ahead. We were booked into the urban gardening section of Ladles of...

Important Matriarchs My Torah portion is Chayei Sara. It comes from the book of Genesis and it is about the death of Sara. Sara was the...

Dear Congregation The name of my Parshah, "Lech Lecha," means "Go Forth" and it is found in Genesis chapter 12. G-d speaks to Avram,...

Shabbat Shalom Rabbi Malcom, congregation, family and friends. Thank you for being here today to celebrate my bat-mitzvah. This is a very...

For my Mitzvah Project, I helped out at the Observatory Pasta Kitchen. I chose to help outhere because it is in my area, and I have been...

My portion is about creation. Creation to me means many things God created light and dark,to me,it's both physical and figurative.The...

My torah portion Va’etchanan takes place right before the Jews are entering the Promised Land. Moses knows that he won’t be allowed into...

For ones b-mitzvah it is customary to do something for the community as a mitzvah and I had a think of what would be meaningful to help...

My Torah portion is a double-portion called Matot and Masei and they are the last two portions in the fourth book of the Torah. In these...

For my mitzvah project, I participated in a charity event to raise funds and awareness for Aware.ie. This charity helps to support people...

Giving back to our community For our Barmitvah we chose Prestwich Primary School in Sea Point, to give back to our communities where its...

My D’var Torah My Torah portion called Vayakhel-Pekudei talks about the tabernacle and how the Israelites in the desert made sacrifices...

For my Torah portion, I've decided to speak about the perspective of the Hebrews at Mount Sinai when the Golden Calf was made. Why did...

For my Mitzvah project I have decided to do a Beach cleanup at Lagoon Beach, this will involve organising a group of volunteers to clean...

Good Shabbos, everyone. When I found out that my parasha, Mishpatim, was about laws, I was like boring! Why couldn’t I have gotten one of...

For my Mitzvah Project, I decided that I wanted to read or help out at an orphanage for little children. I've always loved stories, and...

My Torah portion covers the Book of Exodus 13:17–17:16. It is a powerful story that is central to our Jewish identity. G-d promised to...

Shabbat Shalom I once met someone who had never heard of Harry Potter, but I am assuming that you know the story of Moses and all of...