Sabrina Frank To meet the requirements for my Bat-Mitzvah I had to complete a certain number of hours of community service. This is a very broad assignment because there are…
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Ryan Kramer Last year, I was asked to help out assisting the teacher for the younger classes at TCC’s KidSchool. This kind of community service is called Talmud Torah. It…
Sam Botwin Community is another important value to me. I am a member of many communities; one I am very involved in is my school community. Throughout my eight years…
Julian Keifetz I’ve always loved animals and nature, so I was happy to find community service activities that combined both. The first thing I did was participate in the New…
Yom Kippur 2010 Rabbi Peter Schweitzer In thinking about my remarks for this morning, I discovered a typically zany performance by Jerry Lewis of a song written in 1950…
Anna Young September 22, 2013 I was born on August 14th, 2000. According to Jewish ritual, if I had a traditional Bat Mitzvah, it would have fallen on August 1st…
The following essay about 'Fiddler on the Roof' was written by Maya Mondlak Reuveni, a middle schooler, enrolled in City Congregation’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah program. Students spend a year and a half...
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The following essay about being a Humanistic Jew was written by Raven Kaplan-Karlick, a middle schooler, enrolled in City Congregation’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah program. Students spend a year and a half…
The following essay on Jan and Antonina Zabinski was written by Jonah Lieberman Flint, a middle schooler, enrolled in City Congregation’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah program. Students spend a year and a half researching…