The Mitzvah Project Book, livre ebook

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

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