My favorite thing about being Jewish is the food. My family is Ashkenazic – which means that the Jewish food our family eats is Eastern European and is often fried. It’s delicious!

Becoming a Bar Mitzvah means responsibility to me. I have increasing amounts of responsibilities as an emerging adult in the Jewish community. For me, this includes learning, Jewish living, and Jewish giving. In Sheva we learn about what it means to be Jewish and how that impacts our life. I have learned that we have appreciate where our Jewish heritage came from, the steps our ancestors took, and the values that I will need to have to ensure that Judaism continues to live and thrive.

For my mitzvah project, I volunteered at a Crisis Assistance. I chose Crisis Assistance because to help people less fortunate than me. I plan to enroll in Hebrew High, and become a madrich and tutor.

My mom’s name is Elizabeth and my dad’s name is Jared. I have a 15 year old sister named Alexandra. My mom’s parents live on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and my dad’s parents live in Randallstown, Maryland, which is a suburb of Baltimore.  Email words of mazel tov to ejlawrence76@gmail.com.