What makes a great Bnai Mitzvah chesed project? While there is no one answer, I think Gilad's swing building is a special project. Gilad chose to build swings in Oz VeGaon reserve. Gilad's building swings chesed project is an active, physical chesed project. Where? Gilad and a group of his friends built swings for Oz VeGaon. Oz VeGaon ...
First Aid for First Class Teachers: Teachers Gifts at the end of the road
What do you do when you want to thank all your teen's teachers for their help and support along your child's educational journey? Homemade first aid creams! This idea is courtesy of Noga Hullman from Upside Down Parenting who made these amazing first aid creams for her daughter's teachers. We are sharing this today in honor of the end of the high schoo ...
Bomb shelter/Synagogue Clean up project
The latest news in Israel has shown that a bomb shelter is part of life here. Unfortunately, not every home has a reenforced room. Therefore, having access to a decent one is important. I was consequently, pleased to see this bomb shelter/synagogue clean up project that an almost Bat Mitzvah in Jerusalem is undertaking. I have personally attended this ...
Teacher Gift Keychains from shrink plastic
This past year we made keychains from shrink plastic as thank yous to teachers and day care providers. As it is getting towards that time of year again, I thought I would share them. I try to make sure that my kids give something a little personal as well as something useful. One example of this is the photo books we made for a gannenet/day care provid ...
Annual Giving Tuesday Eden Digital Cupcake Wrappers Opportunity
Giving Tuesday Digital Cupcake Wrappers Opportunity It's that time of year again. You've had a chance to buy at Black Friday, now you can Give on Giving Tuesday, and you may gain something from us too. You may be eligible for a free Birkat Chaverim digital cupcake wrappers for your donation to The Eden Center during Giving Tuesday. I’ve written abou ...
Bat Mitzvah Project Idea: Lego Museum
I love this contribution by Yonit Rothner, about the Lego Museum she created for her Bat Mitzvah, for Mitzvot Unplugged. Yonit's father, Daniel is the director of Areyvut, which he contributed a piece about Areyvut's Mitzvah Clowning Program for Mitzvot Unplugged two years ago. Daniel wrote the following: "The Lego Museum was the vision of my daughte ...
Digital Cupcake Wrappers for Donations to Eden Center via Giving Tuesday
I wanted to give a heads up to an offer that some of you may be interested in. You may or may not know that outside of this site, my "other jobs" include web design and online community building. I have been doing community building for The Eden Center for the past several years. Eden focuses on improving the mikveh experience, women’s health and halac ...
ChallahCrumbs Inclusive Parsha Coloring Pages Kickstarter Campaign
ChallahCrumbs is trying to raise funds through Kickstarter to create a years worth of Parshat Hashavua (weekly Torah portion) parsha sheets. Whats unique about the coloring pages is that they would like: "...to create Parsha sheets that reflect our values -- that incorporate the role both women and men have in the Torah, that are vibrant and exciting ...
Teaching the mitzva of “respecting the elderly”
We are happy to have gerontologist, Rakel Berenbaum, as part of our Mitzvot Unplugged series, writing about a creative program which both teaches the value of Chesed and of valuing our elders. "It is very fulfilling to give. When you give, you get something too." Meira, Bat Mitzvah program participant Melabev Beit Shemesh has created two unique pr ...
Let’s Talk Jewish Learning!
As part of the Mitzvot Unplugged series we are happy to welcome Amital from Organized Jewish Home to talk about resources her family uses for homeschooling. Some of my favorite learning opportunities aren’t formal learning. There’s so much to talk about as you live your life: brachot as you eat and when there is lightning, chesed as you make a meal for ...