Mason Billig tutors younger kids in mathematics

Mason Billig is a seventhgrade student at the Jewish Day School who became a bar mitzvah on May 21 at Temple Beth El in Allentown.

Mason is a sports enthusiast who loves football and baseball. He pitches and plays third base in the South Parkland baseball program.

He is a wonderful and patient big brother to his three younger siblings. Mason and his mother, Tracey, spent time thinking about a mitzvah project and conferred with Amy Golding, head of school at JDS. She suggested Mason become a tutor, since he is good at math and terrific with younger students. “Mason loves math,” Tracey said. “He’s great with it. It’s a natural thing for him.”

Mason said, “I’m tutoring first and second graders for an hour after school every Tuesday. They are really cute, and they struggle with addition and subtraction. I love to be the math teacher helper. There is a small group of children who need help, and I sit with them one on one and explain the concepts. I encourage them to keep trying.”

Tracey and Mason’s dad, Jason, said they’re proud of Mason becoming a bar mitzvah. They said he worked hard this past year, studying weekly, playing sports, being active in school activities and never complaining about his busy schedule. They are proud of everything he has