Mitzvah Day

Mitzvah Day, on Sunday, November 20 2011, in association with the Times and Independent series, aims to encourage people across the country to volunteer and support good causes in the community.

The concept of Mitzvah Day is that on one day, people go out and make a difference. Founder Laura Marks

'Life with the terminal will be hell'

2:52pm Friday 21st December 2012

Campaigners are devastated over plans to build a new freight terminal on a patch of green belt.

Public meeting to discuss Mayor of London's plans to reduce crime

9:00am Thursday 13th December 2012

A public meeting will be held in Hendon to discuss the Mayor of London’s strategy for reducing crime in the capital over the next four years.

Volunteers collect food for the homeless this Mitzvah Day

Mitzvah Day volunteers outside Sainsbury's, Golders Green.

10:50am Monday 19th November 2012

Volunteers encouraged shoppers to make a donation to the homeless as part of Mitzvah Day yesterday.

Members of synagogue and mosque get ready to lend a hand this Mitzvah Day

1:19pm Thursday 15th November 2012

Volunteers from a synagogue and mosque will be joining forces to help Barnet’s homeless on Mitzvah Day this weekend.

Football fans to muck in for Mitzvah Day

11:49am Thursday 15th November 2012

Football fans will be helping out impoverished people in freezing parts of Europe with a second-hand kit collection on Mitzvah Day this weekend.

All ages get stuck in to Mitzvah Day at Edgware synagogue

Edgware Cub Scout leader Ben Konyn gets his Mitzvah Day leaf badge at an event with the synagogue last year

5:21pm Tuesday 13th November 2012

Dozens of members of all ages at the Edgware and District Reform Synagogue are getting involved in Mitzvah Day this weekend.

Political leaders pledge support for Mitzvah Day this Sunday

4:08pm Tuesday 13th November 2012

The leaders of all three main political parties have given their support to Mitzvah Day, a Jewish celebration of good deeds.

Plant trees this Mitzvah Day

5:20pm Tuesday 6th November 2012

Hundreds of people from different faiths, cultures and backgrounds will help plant trees this Mitzvah Day.

Synagogue sets up fabulous five for Mitzvah Day

5:38pm Tuesday 23rd October 2012

Members of Mill Hill Synagogue have thrown themselves into Mitzvah Day with five good-will projects planned for next month.

Community groups gear up for good deeds day

The news team with British Trust of Conservation Volunteers at Coldfall Wood.

11:07am Friday 5th October 2012

More than 100 organisations of various faiths will take part in an annual Jewish day of good deeds next month.

Children at synagogue make cards for police officers hurt in attack

Juliet Schneiderman, Bob Blackman MP and Rabbi Mendel Lew

9:10am Wednesday 23rd November 2011

CHILDREN at a synagogue in Stanmore made cards for police officers injured in an attack in Kingsbury for a good-deeds day on Sunday.

Charitable charity gives something back this Mitzvah Day

3:51pm Tuesday 22nd November 2011

SERVICE users at a Jewish mental health charity in Golders Green served a meal to the homeless last week.

Shoppers donate thousands of food items to homeless

Mitzvah Day team joined by Councillor Alison Moore (front) as they collect food for homeless

11:20am Tuesday 22nd November 2011

SHOPPERS in Golders Green donated thousands of food items for the homeless this Mitzvah Day.

Good deed day has celebrity factor in Hampstead

Jacob and Jonah Stanton receive a donation from former X Factor contestant Katie Waissel at Tesco, Hampstead.

10:30am Tuesday 22nd November 2011

A CELEBRITY donation was a Mitzvah Day hightlight for two young volunteers in Hampstead.

School marks good deed day with community service in Barnet

Students from Jewish Community Secondary School make toiletry hampers during lunchtime last Friday for Mitzvah Day

9:30am Tuesday 22nd November 2011

COMMUNITY service and clothing donations were among the good deeds performed by students at a Barnet school this Mitzvah Day.

Finchley synagogue spreads good deeds to the sick on Mitzvah Day

Children from the Finchley Progressive Synagogue deliver gifts and get well cards to children in Barnet Hospital

5:30pm Monday 21st November 2011

VOLUNTEERS at Finchley Progressive Synagogue helped to pack, wrap and make gifts for refugees and asylum seekers yesterday for Mitzvah Day.

Green fingered volunteers transform garden for good deeds day

Luke Wagner, Leah Fine and Dani Jacobson pack greeting cards for Kisharon

4:53pm Monday 21st November 2011

GREEN fingered volunteers donned their gardening gloves in support a charity for people with learning disabilities this Mitzvah Day.

Business managers help Mill Hill school on Mitzvah Day

Business managers help Mill Hill school on Mitzvah Day

3:40pm Monday 21st November 2011

MANAGEMENT staff from a local supermarket traded trolleys for trowels at a Mill Hill School for Mitzvah Day yesterday.

Barnet's dignitaries roll up sleeves for Mitzvah Day

Councillors get ready to decorate entrance hall and dining room at Norwood residential home in Hendon

2:30pm Monday 21st November 2011

BARNET’S dignitaries rolled up their sleeves and picked up their paintbrushes to lend a helping hand for Mitzvah Day yesterday.

Friern Barnet School wins national performance contest

Friern Barnet School wins national performance contest

1:20pm Monday 21st November 2011

STUDENTS at Friern Barnet School wowed celebrity judges at a performing arts contest final last night, beating specialist theatre schools for the national title.

News team help with woodland project for Mitzvah Day

The news team with British Trust of Conservation Volunteers at Coldfall Wood.

5:10pm Sunday 20th November 2011

THE Times and Independent Series newsteam today donned their gardening gloves and had their shears at the ready for Mitzvah Day.

Times and Independent Series Mitzvah Day winner announced

12:20pm Wednesday 16th November 2011

THE TIMES and Independent Series Mitzvah Day project has been announced.

Synagogues join forces for Mitzvah Day events

2:15pm Monday 14th November 2011

THREE synagogues in Harrow will join forces for activities aimed at young people for a good deeds day this Sunday.

Three main party leaders back Mitzvah Day

PM David Cameron is attending an EU summit in Brussels to discuss the eurozone crisis

4:11pm Friday 11th November 2011

THE three main party leaders, including Prime Minister David Cameron, have backed a good deeds day this month.

Primary school to hold week of activities around Mitzvah Day

2:38pm Wednesday 2nd November 2011

A SCHOOL in Kenton will be holding a week of activities centred around Mitzvah Day this month.






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