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welcome to my bar mitzvah journey!

Welcome to my Bar Mitzvah Project Page. While preparing to be called to the Bimah, along with learning my haftarah, I'll be working on my  Mitzvah (good deed) project. Follow my Bar Mitzvah Journey as I spread book joy to schools & libraries, as well as, educate and shine a bright light on Jewish stories & authors.  

Bar Mitzvah Updates

My Torah Portion

I received my Torah Portion and Haftarah! After anxiously waiting for weeks, I was given the Torah Portion I'll be reading from: Shemot Verses 3:1-4:17, and my Haftarah, Isaiah 27:6-28:13, 29:22-23.


Every "candidate" or B'Nai Mitzvah is selected special verses to chant and speak about based off their birthdate. Since my Jewish birthday is January 3rd, I will be chanting one of the most important haftarot and parashah. I'll be discussing Moses being called upon by God at the Burning Bush, and how the Israelites followed their ancestors hundreds of years after the great Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Noah, and Moses passed. 


The big day is approaching and I'm incredibly nervous, excited, and anxious. Responsibility, or Achrayut will be a word I'll be hearing quite a bit as I become a Jewish adult. Soon, I'll be beginning by Bar Mitzvah training, wear my Tallit for the first time, and before I know it, I'll be on the bimah in front of the whole congregation. My friends, family, and regulars at my synagogue.  I'm so excited for the journey ahead, and I hope you'll join me along the bumpy, joyful, and meaningful ride!

march jewish AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT ~gordon korman~

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In honor of my upcoming Bar Mitzvah, I'm spotlighting Jewish authors & their stories every month in 2023. So you can imagine how happy I was when I found out storytelling legend author Gordon Korman, author of 101 fantastic middle-grade books, is also Jewish! I love every book I've read of Gordon's, but his book, LINKED is a story that is near and dear to my heart! With themes of tolerance, acceptance & combating antisemitism, LINKED is the perfect book to REMIND US TO ALWAYS REMEMBER AND NEVER

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 I had the honor of interviewing the award-winning, New York Times Best Selling author, who’s books always entertain, and inspire, as well as educate, and touch his readers' hearts, my personal hero and storytelling legend Author Gordon Korman! 

stories that remind us to always remember and never forget!

 “Hana’s Suitcase: The Quest To Solve A holocaust mystery” is an award winning true story written by author Karen Levine. A heartfelt tale of one woman’s journey to start a Holocaust Education Center in Tokyo, Japan, and how in the process, she uncovers the mystery of Hana’s suitcase.  An inspiring and meaningful book that needs to be read, told and shared in classrooms and libraries everywhere! 50/50!  Stories like HANA'S SUITCAST must be read so we #NEVERFORGET 

In keeping with my  goal of reading books that are centered around WW2, I reviewed the thrilling middle grade non-fiction tale UNBREAKABLE: THE SPIES WHO CRACKED THE NAZIS’ SECRET CODE, by the talented  & brilliant author Rebecca E. F Barone. A story that reminds us of what went on behind the scenes in the desperate battle and race against the clock to end WW2. A page-turning true story you won’t want to put down until you’ve read every last incredible detail! 10/10 

In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, I reviewed the moving middle grade novel DANIEL'S STORY by brilliant author Carol Matas! It's so important to shed light on what happened during the Holocaust to ensure it NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN! This story tells the heartbreaking truth. A story every  kid and adult needs to read.   Follow Carol Matas on social media & on her website at:  https://carolmatas.com/ 


**Look for my interview with Carol Matas coming Spring of 2023 

In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, 2023,

I’d been wanting to read the Holocaust graphic novel MAUS by Art Spiegelman for a while & I finally did! MAUS has been banned around the US & the world. It’s  a story that needs to be told, read and remembered! Read MAUS & Never Forget! #NeverAgain

HELP ME SPREAD BOOK JOY!

HELP ME SPREAD BOOK JOY!

I'm raising funds to buy books to donate to schools, libraries & kids in need of reads! My mission is to spread book joy & inspire a love of reading! You can help me purchase books by donating to my GoFundMe Account. 

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Help Me Share Book Smiles with Classrooms of Kids!

dONATE BOOKS TO KIDS

Advocating for literacy is my mission, and I hope you'll help me reach my goal of helping as many kids as possible experience the magic of books! You can be a kindness hero & donate books from my Bar Mitzvah Amazon wish list or contribute to my GoFundMe account to purchase books to share with schools! 

click to Donate a book from my Amazon wish list

sharing donated books with schools

Spotlighting Jewish Authors & Books

Spotlighting Jewish Authors & Books

Spotlighting Jewish Authors & Books

Spotlighting Jewish Authors & Books

Spotlighting Jewish Authors & Books

Spotlighting Jewish Authors & Books

Along with sharing stories with kids & schools in need, I'll also be spotlighting & celebrating Jewish books and authors for my Bar Mitzvah Project. Throughout 2023 I'll be sharing book reviews of Jewish themed stories, as well as interviewing amazing Jewish authors. 

Spotlighting jewish authors & their stories

Jan. 2023 Spotlight! "Coming of Age, 13 B'nai Mitzvah Stories" Anthology Author Panel Interviews!

 In this video, I discuss the wonderful "Coming of Age, 13 B'nai Mitzvah Stories" anthology with six of the thirteen authors. In our conversations, we talk about combating anti-Semitism with numbers higher than ever, Jewish traditions, and so much more! I adore all these incredible writers, and after watching this panel interview, so will you!  It's important now more than ever to have these kinds of conversations, and we hope you'll join us in the fight for diversity, and acceptance! 

FOR AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS & PEOPLE IN THE BOOK WORLD

I'M HAPPY TO ACCEPT BOOK DONATIONS FROM AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS AND PEOPLE IN THE BOOK WORLD. PLEASE SEND ME A MESSAGE!

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