My favorite thing about being Jewish is celebrating all of the holidays with my family and friends and learning new things about my religion. For me, becoming a bar mitzvah means taking on more responsibility for things and becoming a man according to Jewish law.

Throughout this process, I’ve learned that I had to take responsibility for preparing for my bar mitzvah and studying the torah portion, because if I didn’t, no one else could do it for me.

For my mitzvah project, I weeded. In removing weeds, I made room for the desired plants, trees, and grass to grow.

Now that I am a bar mitzvah, I will continue to go to services and celebrate each holiday.