summer of mitzvot

Lesson: Mind over Matter

A few days ago I was sitting at home and decided that it had been too long since I wrote a short story. I have always loved creative writing, even though I'm not the best at it. Anyway, I h...

Lesson: The Art of Holding Doors

From a very young age, my parents taught me to always hold the door for the person behind you. I never really thought of it as something that could teach me a lesson when I became older. ...

Charles River Watershed

Thanks to my friend Jodi who's bat mitzvah is shortly after mine, I am starting my summer of Mitzvot off strong with a morning spent on the Charles River removing invasive plants. The plant...