This week, Mitzvah Corps of the South participants met in small groups to share out some of their feelings about their MCS experience thus far. Below is a sneak peek at some of our group’s responses.
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Finding Our Purpose in Helping Others
I have thought a lot about the give-and-take of performing tikkun olam and our responsibility as Jews to help repair. While helping others in need, we oftentimes feel closer to finding our own purpose in our community and, even greater, in the world.
The Secret About NFTY’s Mitzvah Corps
Living Judaism within a Jewish environment is easy. It’s understanding how to live Judaism in the rest of the world that’s hard. And that’s exactly what we’re teaching our Mitzvah Corps participants how to do.
Post-Summer Reflections… MCS
by Andrew Paull Mitzvah Corps of the South, Student Life Coordinator With the High Holy Days come and gone, and the New Year now fully underway, recalling your experiences of the past summer may be a challenge, unless your summer was an experience where you learned lifelong skills, made friends from all over the country and helped repair the world. For two weeks this summer, that was my experience on Mitzvah Corps of the South. For two weeks in June and July, serving as the Student Life Coordinator, I had the privilege to work with 26 teens and two fellow [...]
Mitzvah Corps of the South, Signing Off
We will also bring our experiences back to our own communities, to our synagogues and youth groups, sharing about all the volunteering, community building, and fun. It has been a life-changing experience we will never forget.
Rebuilding the Lower 9th Ward
One aspect of working in the Lower 9th Ward that amazed me was the attitude of the residents. They were so hopeful and faithful to the city and area they call home. As we toured and worked in the community, we witnessed destruction that still remains but also the successful efforts towards rebuilding. We worked side by side with other volunteer groups who, just like us, felt an obligation to do our part to repair the world.
