The Mitzvah Project Book
Description
Make the world a better place through good deeds-big or small.
"Thank you, really, for devoting your energies to making the world just a little bit better. By doing so, you are saying to yourself, and to others, that this whole Bar/Bat Mitzvah thing is real and important. And, this book will help you figure out great ways to put your own passions, interests, and hobbies to work for mitzvah."
-from the Foreword
Are you searching for a meaningful and fun mitzvah project? This inspiring book is packed with ideas to help you connect something you love to a mitzvah project or tikkun olam initiative that you can be passionate about. It is filled with information, ideas and activities to spark your imagination, as well as a planning guide to get you organized and off to a good start.
Creativity and Compassion
Arts & Crafts . Clothes & Fashion . Computers & Technology . Food & Cooking . Movies & Drama . Reading & Writing
Putting Mitzvot in Motion
Animals . Camp . Fitness . Health . Music & Dance . Sports
Your World, Our World
Environment . Family . Friends, Neighbors & Your Community . Global Community . Israel . Your Jewish Heritage
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Diane Heiman is coauthor of The JGuy's Guide: The GPS for Jewish Teen Guys; The Mitzvah Project Book: Making Mitvah Part of Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah ... and Your Life; It's a ... It's a ... It's a Mitzvah (all jewish Lights) and the Children's Choice Award winner See What You Can Be: Explore Careers That Could Be for You.
Diane Heiman is also available to speak on the following topic:
Mitzvah Projects
Content
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Flexing Your Mitzvah Muscle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
So Many Reasons to Help Others. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Every Act of Kindness Counts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
How This Book Can Help You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Send Us Your Mitzvah Project Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Mitzvah Project Planning Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Mitzvah Project Ideas
Real Kids, Real Mitzvot Stories & Journal Pages
Creativity and Compassion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Arts & Crafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Clothes & Fashion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Computers & Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Food & Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Movies & Drama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Reading & Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Putting Mitzvot in Motion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Camp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Music & Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Your World, Our World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Friends, Neighbors & Your Community . . . . . . . . . . 133
Global Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Jewish Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Everyday Mitzvot: Eighteen Small Ideas That Are Big . . 177
Authors' Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
"LOL" Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Suggestions for Further Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
