1,000 mitzvahs
Subtitle: how small acts of kindness can heal, inspire, and change your life
By: Linda Cohen
Publisher: Seal Press; Distributed by Publishers Group West
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9781580053655
Subjects: Kindness; Judaism; Jewish ethics; Jewish way of life; Family
Other titles: One thousand mitzvahs
Description: When her father passed away in 2006, Cohen took a spiritual sabbatical to work through her grief. She came out of it resolved to embark upon a project: perform 1,000 of kindness--"mitzvahs"--To honor her father's memory.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Food for the body, nourishment for the soul : food; title: Change the toilet paper : paying it forward; title: Volunteer with a vengeance : volunteer work; title: Clear the clutter : donations; title: Dollars and sense : money; title: Slow down : driving; title: My home away from home : synagogue; title: In the dog house : animals; title: The bag lady : environmental; title: Become the student : lessons from the children; title: Monday morning blues : thank you cards and calls; title: Blow out the candles : birthdays; title: Do unto others : helping another; title: Leave on a jet plane : vacations; title: Light a candle : grieving and death.