 Name: Shana Edery
Town: Thornhill, Ontario Canada
Bat
Mitzvah Date: November
2012
Mitzvah
Project: Sponsored all the
needs for one orphaned Bat Mitzvah girl who will be celebrating her Bat Mitzvah
at the Lev LaLev Gala in February. (Read more here: support.levlalev.com/gala )
Tell us a little about yourself
I’m in Grade 7 at Netivot HaTorah in
Thornhill, Ontario Canada. I have an older brother, Daniel and a younger
brother and sister, Gavi and Nava. I like to write, sing, act, swim, play
basketball, and hang out with my friends.
How did you decide to take on this particular
project for Lev LaLev?
 Chesed has always
been part of my family life. My grandmother, Gittie Edery, is the Jewish
chaplain at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. My father, Abe, is
involved with a few charities and my mother, Miryam, is always doing chesed
like cooking for the elderly or other needy families. When my brother Daniel
was Bar Mitzvah last summer, he twinned his Bar Mitzvah with a boy from ALEH;
we got to celebrate both Bar Mitzvahs’ at the Kotel with the boy’s family. I
guess you can say that with all the chesed around me it was easy to “find”
somewhere where I could help out. It meant so much to share what many of us
take for granted with someone who really does not have much.
What are
your plans for the future, i.e. life after Bat Mitzvah?
 I haven’t thought
about my future yet but I’d like to become a lifeguard and I definitely want
to study in Israel after I graduate high school.
Please
share your advice for a girl looking into doing a Mitzvah Project for her Bat
Mitzvah.
I would tell
everyone to choose a project that you’re passionate about and make it fun.
Remember, we really have so much to be grateful for, it’s easy to share.
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On Shabbat,
January 26th we will be celebrating the Jewish New Year for trees:
Tu B’Shvat. The Jewish people hold a lot of respect for trees. Trees know when
to bloom and when to hibernate for winter, and around this time in Israel the
trees will soon start blooming in preparation for the warmer spring season and
eventual harvest.
Since her favorite hobby is
ice skating, Hannah raised funds by selling custom t-shirt pillows and Lev
LaLev 
