Tag Archives: Bat Mitzvah

TapSnap Phototainment has arrived!

TapSnap Phototainment has arrived in the Philadelphia area! The service, which launched in March 2013, is the hottest new trend at Bar and Bat Mitzvahs.  TapSnap has done away with the traditional photo booth and green screen services and reinvented them for the digital era. Guests can take high-quality photos/videos and make them their own, adding digital props and personal messages with the touch of a fingertip. Then they can share their creations via email and social networks.  The pictures can be instantly printed and we offer a huge selection of party frames. Our green screen functionality adds another level of excitement […]

Read More...

A Meaningful Affair

With my youngest daughter’s bat mitzvah on the horizon, it’s important to me to remember the meaningfulness behind this milestone.  We all get caught up in the details and sometimes forget the sole purpose of this occasion.  When I talk to friends about the planning details of our upcoming party, sometimes, I realize that I do not like how it sounds. The challenge for me is to make this a wonderful family day and weave in as much significance as possible into the celebration. For my older daughter’s bat mitzvah, I asked the following questions at every crossroad- making decision: […]

Read More...

Jewish Parenting 101 Borrows Lessons from this Rite of Passage

Parents beware! Your ‘baby’ is turning 13 in the next year; He or she will soon be participating in the Jewish community’s coming of age ritual. What’s an overly-involved parent to do? Well, The Mitzvah Bowl co-founders, Valerie Franklin & Cheryl Friedenberg, want you to know this is the perfect opportunity to take a step back. A Mitzvah project allows your child to help find their voice, learn more about their likes and dislikes, and, yes ….give them greater independence! It starts with having your child choose a mitzvah project, which will keep them energized, excited and interested. They can […]

Read More...

Project Linus

Project Linus 1347 Bernard Avenue Willow Grove, PA 19090 Contact: Jackie Cain,  215-784-0273 mistynana@verizon.net or to find a chapter near you, go to https://www.projectlinus.org/volunteer/ Project Linus provides love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers”. Second, it is our mission to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities for the benefit of children. Mitzvah Project opportunity: Our chapter coordinators accept new, handmade, washable blankets and afghans for giving to […]

Read More...

Project SHEMA- connecting generations, building community

Twelve-year-old Rachel Reale has been visiting with residents of the Abramson Center for Jewish Life since she was a very little girl. Her visits began with her pre-school class at Temple Sinai and are continuing today, as part of her community service project for her upcoming bat mitzvah. Even though her schedule is packed with school work, music, dance and Hebrew lessons, Rachel doesn’t find it hard to make time for friendly visits at the Center. “I like visiting the residents in their rooms, seeing pictures of their children and grandchildren, and hearing their stories from when they were young,” […]

Read More...

Kids Helping Kids

Ever know a kid, maybe at school or temple, who had cancer? It’s pretty scary to think about. Wouldn’t it be great to live in a world where kids didn’t get cancer? Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is trying to do just that – find a cure so that someday kids don’t get cancer. The best part is – YOU can help while fulfilling your Mitzvah project. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation was started by a 4-year-old little girl, Alexandra “Alex” Scott. Alex had cancer, but decided that she was going to start holding lemonade stands to raise money that would help […]

Read More...

A Student’s Clothesline Art Sale Benefits Even More Students

For Raquel Dunoff’s mitzvah project she will be having a clothesline art sale to benefit Fresh Artists. Fresh Artists provides art supplies and art programs to inner city schools with little-to-no art budget. The art sale will be held at Whitemarsh Township Day on April 28th, 2012 form noon til 5. It is open to the community and we welcome you to come. There are two ways that you can help with Raquel’s project. First, is to donate children’s art for the sale. We are collecting both ceramics and paintings/drawings. There is a drop box for art in the lobby […]

Read More...

Aaron’s Dash for Awareness

When I was just one year old, my Uncle Paul, my dad’s youngest brother, passed away. He had been waiting for an organ donation for about eight months, waiting for a double lung donation to come through for him, but it never did. I decided to do my bar mitzvah project in my uncle’s memory. I decided to raise awareness for the need for organ donations. As part of this, I also raised money that would go towards raising awareness. I created a virtual team for the Gift of Life organization’s 2012 Dash for Organ & Tissue Donation Awareness, a […]

Read More...

A Random Act of Kindness will help make Great Strides

WANTED: Caring, supportive kids (and Moms & Dads) who are interested in sharing a full-filled morning making a difference in the lives of children and adults who battle cystic fibrosis. Jessica Franklin, a 17 year old vivacious Upper Dublin teenager living with cystic fibrosis, is seeking to expand her team of walkers at the upcoming Great Strides Walk-a-thon on Saturday, April 21. Beginning at 10am, supportive families will gather at Citizens Bank Park to schmooze with the Philly Phanatic, munch on complimentary treats, enjoy entertainment and prepare to engage in a 5K trek through the infamous Philadelphian stadium. Jessica commented […]

Read More...

Blind Golfer uses a Guide Dog trained in Hebrew

Zohar Sharon was a 26 year-old Israeli soldier when a chemical bomb that he was defusing blew up in his face. He has an amazing story, but the most impressive thing is that this man did not let blindness define him. With the help of his guide dog Venus and his caddy Shimshon, Zohar is the reigning World Champion Blind Golfer – a title that he has earned three times in a row! This is the type of person you are helping when you support the Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind. We are a small group of very […]

Read More...