This Shabbat (KitTeitzei, 5771), Corey Lindenberg will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah. Like all of our congregants who reach this mileston of Jewish living, Corey has spent years involved in the Jewish community, months mastering sections of Torah, and many Shabbats at Temple with his friends and family.
Our congregation also requires that students do Mitzvah Projects dedicating at least 13 hours to serving others in our community. Monetary donations (an important type of tzedakah) are NOT included in this, neither are "collection boxes." Our youth also know that they must work with people. At least once, they go to one of Greensboro's soup kitchens to serve dinner to those who might otherwise go without. We also require that they visit Greensboro's Jewish elderly by helping our Cantorial soloist, Mitchel Sommers, lead services at the Blumenthal Jewish Home.
I have known Corey for years. He is a dedicated student having called the Bnai Shalom Day School "home" for as long as he can remember. He is also a competitive tennis player. This past summer, he was a camper at the Reform Movement's 6 Points Sports Academy (http://6points.urjcamps.org). Earlier today, Corey's dad sent me a clip from a local news show which highlighted the Mitzvah Project that Corey has been involved with for some time now. I was impressed and am posting this video here for others to see, learn from, and perhaps be involved with themselves.
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