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Netanel (11) and Tehilla (8) who are homeschooled in Katzrin, Israel, sent in this video about Tzedakah. [clear] They explained: [quote]Our project, entitled The Tzedakah Expedition, is about a thief whose order from his ringleader to steal tzedakah. The pictures we used we took ourselfs! We chose tzedakah as our mitzvah because it was theRead more

Hannah (9) from Mrs Linden’s class in Wolfson Hillel Primary School in London, England, sent in this video about Tikkun Olam. [clear] She explained: [quote]I made a video of a smiley face saying what tikkun olam is and I choose it because there is a lot of information about it.[/quote]   Hannah also said: [quote]WellRead more

Louis D (9) from Mr Flax’s class in Wolfson Hillel Primary School in London, England, created a website all about Kashrut. [clear] He explained: [quote]I created a website for my work and filled it with lots of information about Kashrut. I chose Kashrut as it is a very important aspect of Jewish life and sometimesRead more

Gabriel B (11) from Rabbi Chanania’s School of Fun in London, England, sent in the Prezi about Bircat Kohanim. He explained: [quote]This is my work explaining the laws of bircat cohanim. [/quote] Gabriel went on to explain: [quote]I used Prezi to make my project, it is really cool.[/quote] When asked how he could launch this MitzvahRead more

Gideon (14) sent us this project from Haberdashers Askes Boys School in London, UK. You can download his document here. He said: [quote] My project is a simple, cost effective, and enjoyable project . In a nutshell my project idea is to create pipe cleaner and tissue paper flowers, and hopefully place them in self designed vasesRead more

Tamara E (12) from Hasmonean High School in London, England, sent in this PowerPoint about Bikur Cholim. [clear] She explained: [quote]My work is based on the phenomena Mitzvah Bikur Cholim, on a basic level, visiting the sick. When you perform this admirable Mitzvah you create an antidote for the patient, a medicine to cure anyRead more

Albany M (9) from Mr Ford’s class in Wolfson Hillel Primary School in London, England, sent in this GoAnimate video about three Mitzvot. [clear] She explained: [quote]I did all three mitzvahs as I could not choose one.  The girl learns all about the mitzvahs and how to do them[/quote]   Albany also said: [quote]I usedRead more

Ruby C (10) from Mr Flax’s class in Wolfson Hillel Primary School in London, England, sent in this GoAnimate video about a few Mitzvot that relate to being good to other people. [clear] She explained: [quote]I chose to make a video about the Mitzvot: Respect your parents, Help the elderly, Visit the sick and unfortunateRead more

Georgia (10) from Mr Kett’s class in Rosh Pinah Primary School in London, England, sent in this GoAnimate video about Gemilut Chasadim. She said: [quote]This video is about Gemilut Chasadim.  We chose it because we see this a lot at our school and at home. We think this video can help people understand what GemilutRead more

The winners in our second international digital homework competition were presented with their iPad prize in Beverly Hills by Jewish Interactive’s Ryan Newfield and Rabbi Zach Swigard. Aaron, Ezra and Daniel from Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy in Beverly Hills, California (USA) won the iPad for the video they created in Minecraft about the Beit Hamikdash.  Read more