Mitzvah Day 2024 at NNLS

NNLS Allotment | 9.30am-12.30pm

Calling all keen gardeners! Join us for a hands-on morning of transforming the NNLS allotment. We will be weeding, digging over and planting bulbs. Sign up below to let us know you're coming.

Please wear outdoor clothing, boots and bring your gardening tools.

NNLS Tech Cafe | 9.30am-12.30pm

New North London Synagogue

Are you tech-savvy and interested in helping others? We’re looking for volunteers to help lend a hand at our NNLS community Tech Café!

We need friendly faces who can help with:

* Basic computer skills
* iPad and smartphone use
* Navigating social media
* Troubleshooting common tech issues

Whether you’re experienced or just good with gadgets, your help could make a big difference. It’s a great way to give back, connect with other, and share your knowledge.

Could you give 1-3 hours of your time between 9.30am – 12.30pm?

NNLS Family Outdoor Litter Pick | 3.00-4.00pm    

Victoria Park

Join us for a special Mitzvah Day outdoor litter pick with NNLS! Bring the whole family for a meaningful and fun afternoon as we come together to care for our environment. We’ll provide bags and gloves, just bring your enthusiasm and a litter picker if you have one! Perfect for all ages, this is a wonderful opportunity to learn about tikkun olam (repairing the world) in a hands-on way. Meet us at the playground closest to Long Lane at 3pm (weather permitting).

Donation Station | 9.30am-12.30pm

New North London Synagogue

We will be collecting for 2 fantastic charities: Our Second Home & Camp Simcha.

Our Second Home is a youth movement co-founded by NNLS members and Noam graduates that empowers refugees and asylum seekers to flourish in the place that they call home.

Camp Simcha exists to make a difference to seriously ill children and their families. Every year they collect new toys, ready to be delivered to children in hospital over the festive season.

Our Second Home Donations

Please donate the following items, suitable for 14–18-year-old boys:

New Items

• Clothes:  jackets, t-shirts, socks, underwear
• Toiletries: Shower gel, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes

Good quality second hand or new items

• Games: Board games, puzzles (500 pieces or less), card games
• Fancy dress: Second hand dressing up clothes (as near teen size as possible) and accessories

CAMP SIMCHA TOY DRIVE

We will be collecting new toys, ready to be delivered to children in hospital over the festive season.

Family Mitzvah Challenge 

Families are invited to take part in a Mitzvah Challenge by completing one or more of our suggested mitzvot during the month of November. There's also the chance to win two Mitzvah Challenge prizes! Click here to enter.

Click here to book for our Mitzvah Day activities

What is Mitzvah Day?

A Mitzvah, literally, is a commandment in Jewish law. However, it is often used to mean a good deed or an act of kindness, which is an integral part of Jewish life and is the basis for Mitzvah Day.

Mitzvah Day is the UK’s largest faith-led day of social action. Over 55,000 people around the world come together to give our time, to make a difference to the community around us. We introduce people to social action, to their neighbours and to local charities, setting up projects, which address real needs. Jewish-led, we bring together people of all faiths and backgrounds, to volunteer side-by-side, building longstanding, genuine relationships.