My favorite thing about being Jewish is that it is not like the other religions. We have more holidays, our own new year and we have the day of atonement! Becoming a Bat Mitzvah means that I have more responsibilities and duties in the eyes of God. In Sheva, I have learned that hard work pays off in the end.

I have done several things for my Mitzvah project. I volunteered at the Matthews Alive Festival to pick up trash and spent many hours helping the faculty and staff get ready for school before school started. I plan to keep learning about Judaism by attending services at Temple.

Blake and Logan Sterling are the daughters of Brian and Elizabeth Sterling. They are identical twin sisters. They are the granddaughters of Annette and Tom Landvatter of West Bend, WI and Alan and Pam Sterling of Indian Land, SC. Notes of Mazel Tov can be sent to: mrseasterling@gmail.com.