Hamantaschen Mitzvahs

609) If you haven’t ever heard of the Jewish holiday of Purim we celebrate it each March. One of the symbols of the holiday is triangular shaped cookies called Hamantashen. For more than 30 years, men and women in my synagogue have gathered to make, bake and sell these cookies as a fundraiser. It is [...]

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Valentine-a-grams

601) February 14th -Valentine’s Day 2008 – My 15th wedding anniversary. I invited my mother to join me to volunteer for a local event we have participated in before. It’s a fundraiser for Loaves and Fishes and on Valentine’s Day they need folks to help deliver their Valentine-A-Grams. In the past, I have taken my [...]

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Pennies for patients – Solomon helps me hit 600…

593) Helped someone carry some things from her car inside.
594) A Rabbi in our community wrote a story recently about someone I know doing a good deed. When I saw her at the gym I shared what I had read. She hadn’t seen the article and was excited to hear what it had said.
595) Volunteered [...]

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Witnessing a Mitzvah

Yesterday, while I was at Starbucks, I observed a mitzvah. This is what I saw. An older gentleman finished up with his coffee and left the store. About 15 minutes later, he returned with a bag of items. He proceeded to give the barista  three  packages of different kinds of medicine. He suggested how she [...]

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Many mitzvahs given and received this week

I was able to give and receive multiple mitzvahs this week.
585) Today when I was at the dry cleaners, the owner mentioned she was looking to redesign her business cards with a new logo. I told her I had a friend who is an artist. I called my friend to give her the information [...]

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