Subject: Deaths

Two months ago, my family and I joined a new synagogue. I have an old college friend who has worked at the synagogue for years. She was thrilled that we were becoming members. That week,  she asked me to help with a project.  I was to write condolence cards on behalf of the Bikur Cholim [...]

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February mitzvahs

901) Sent a card to a friend who had recently lost her dog.
902) Volunteered at school. My daughter’s teacher was out for the day and at first I was disappointed to work with the substitute.   I helped do some filming for a project my daughter is working on with two other students and we had [...]

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Weekly mitzvahs

430) Sent a card to a colleague who needed to be congratulated.
431) Gave a flower to a colleague who I wanted to recognize for a job well done.
432) Sent a thank you card to a client telling her I appreciated her.
433) Picked up some trash on my morning walk.
443) Volunteered to fill in for a [...]

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Mitzvah Project for School

I definitely know that I am not keeping track of as many smaller mitzvahs as I should be. Here’s a couple of new ones for now.
410) I am chairing the Entertainment Book sale at our kid’s school this year. It seems like a pretty big undertaking but I am enjoying all that I am learning [...]

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Weekend Mitzvahs

255) Picked up some trash from the playground and threw it away.
256) Sent a card to a colleague whose mother had recently passed away.
257) Donated some inspirational books to the Professional Women’s group at Dress for Success. After attending their meeting last week, I thought starting a library for the women to borrow from with [...]

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