Brooks Goldstein, from Potomac, Maryland, is having a bar mitzvah in June. In the final months of his preparation, Brooks undertook a significant and meaningful mitzvah project to help people thousands of miles away. While he was not directly impacted by the war, Brooks was drawn to the plight of the Jews in Ukraine, and wanted to help any way he could. Brooks created a strategy to raise money from his friends, classmates, family, and the community. Determined to succeed, Brooks went door to door in his neighborhood talking about the situation in Ukraine. He set up tables with poster presentations to sell items at synagogue events. He even took Ukrainian souvenirs to sell at school.
Through his hard work, Brooks raised nearly $2,000 to support the Jews of Ukraine. We are grateful for his contribution and wish him all the best on his upcoming bar mitzvah!
