Mitzvah Day

 Last Sunday I had the pleasure of taking part in Mitzvah Day, when some 500 Jews of all ages took to the streets to work alongside one another and engage in volunteer work to help out society. I joined a group of enthusiastic young people from the Australasian Union of Jewish Students who cleaned up the area around Caulfield railway station. They did a great job. I then joined a large group in South Melbourne, where we served food to residents of public housing. My Mitzvah Day concluded back at Caulfield Park, where I had a great time meeting with members of Melbourne's strong Sudanese community in an event organised by Jewish Aid Australia. Thanks to Judy Feiglin, Debra Korman and the team at Mitzvah Day, who did such an enjoyable and rewarding job. I look forward to seeing what I can do to assist this group to make this a much bigger and better day for Victoria in the future and potentially a national symbolic day of action.