Ethan and Nicole Kalishman, Congregation Shaare EmethEthan and Nicole love to ski. They only can enjoy this mountain activity with proper clothing and gear that keep them warm and protected from the cold weather. Moreover, when winter weather hits home,...
Sarah Bella Kline, Young Israel of St. LouisHaving her bat mitzvah around Hanukkah made it easy for Sarah to choose her mitzvah project. She decided to hold a toy drive for the Harvey Kornblum and the Tomchei Shabbos Jewish food pantries. Tomchei Shabbos...
Lauren Goldberg, Congregation Temple Israel “Help Lauren Brighten The Holidays” was the name of Lauren’s mitzvah project. Because her bat mitzvah fell over the Thanksgiving weekend, Lauren, daughter of Susan and Paul Goldberg of Ladue, wanted to...
Jack Kahn, Congregation Shaare Emeth
• Published February 25, 2015
“My Torah reading was about the Tower of Babel and how people wound up spread across the world with different languages. It struck me how important the power of communication is,” said Jack, son of Barbara and Alan Kahn of Frontenac.Learning to read,...
Dylan Vermeire, Temple EmanuelA student at Holt High School in Wentzville, Dylan Vermeire, son of Laura and Drew Vermeire of Lake St. Louis, chose to support the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) for his mitzvah project. What follows is Dylan’s first-hand...
Jacob Stone, United Hebrew CongregationJacob Stone found inspiration for his mitzvah project close to home, in a medical condition affecting his grandfather: cervical (head and neck) dystonia.Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder, in which the...
Joshua Cole, Congregation Shaare EmethAs Josh was listening to St. Louis Public Radio (90.7 KWMU), a story was featured about a bowling alley at the St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Jefferson Barracks. The news reporter noted that the bowling...
Jordan DeBlasi, Congregation Shaare EmethJordan DeBlasi, son of Dana and Vince DeBlasi of Ballwin, chose to use his mitzvah project to help military veterans. He supported a food pantry at Jefferson Barracks run by H.E.R.O.E.S. (Homefront Enabling Relationships,...
Yael Portman, Kol Rinah In 2010, Yael’s cousin in Israel, Uri Lipzin, died from ALS. Uri, known as “The Father of Recreational Games in Israel,” was a very active person, a sportsman, educator and coach. He was still teaching and playing with his...
Eliza Hurwitz, Congregation Shaare EmethEliza, daughter of Ellie DesPrez and Seth Hurwitz of St. Louis County, chose to support the work of Magdalene St. Louis, which is due to open in the spring in Old North St. Louis, near Crown Candy Kitchen. Magdalene...
Alexis & Ashlyn ZeldinDuring Alexis and Ashlyn’s two years of bat mitzvah study, the twin daughters of Janine and Kevin Zeldin of Creve Coeur learned that tzedakah is a major part of being Jewish. “It is doing the right thing and helping make...
Lucas Blucher, Congregation Shaare Emeth
• Published October 15, 2014
“Last year I got glasses for the first time,” said Lucas. “This happened after I was complaining that it was becoming difficult to see things that were far away when I was at school.” Lucas knew that having glasses would make a positive difference...
