"At the nightly vigils outside Bondi Pavilion, only metres away from where the blood was shed Sydney's rabbis shared stories of the different ways all 15 victims showed kindness during their lives. From Rabbi Eli Schlanger driving hours across the state to support a single prisoner, to Marika Pogany volunteering to deliver Meals on Wheels to elderly people, and 10-year-old Matilda's happiness at the thought of her friend receiving an award at her school presentation day."
"When we care for each other, when we step up for each other, when we volunteer to make a difference, that really creates the type of beautiful society that we all would love to see in this country. In the religious sense, there are 613 mitzvahs divine commandments given to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai but in common usage the term has come to mean any charitable act."
After a deadly, hate-driven attack at Bondi Beach that killed fifteen people, Jewish faith leaders asked for positive action and proposed a One Mitzvah initiative. The initiative calls for everyone to perform a mitzvah, an act of kindness, to honor the victims. Rabbis at nightly vigils recounted examples of the victims' compassion, from long-distance support for a prisoner to volunteering with Meals on Wheels and a child's joy in a friend's success. The campaign invites Australians of any faith or background to perform good deeds to remember the victims and reinforce communal care to counter hatred.
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