A Bat Mitzvah Dedicated to Creating Friendships

Charlotte Jewish News August 2021

Meet Alise Schwartz. Like many others, her Bat Mitzvah plans had to be changed because of COVID and her Bat Mitzvah trip to Israel postponed indefinitely. So she contacted Friendship Circle and offered to bake cookies together with our special friends to fill the time and be of service.

What started as a simple cookie bake drew a crowd of special friends and teen friends baking cookies together. What started out as a behind-the-scenes mitzvah project turned into a true something special for many Friendship Circle friends, offering them a guided opportunity for baking while focusing on the most important aspect - having fun!

Friendship Circle is a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte. To learn more, visit FriendshipCircleNC.org