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Parasha shemini, my Torah portion, is about Moses’s brother Aaron who has a couple of sons. Aaron was the priest of the holy temple. Aaron did not listen to Moses’ warnings and when they went into the temple on a high holy day, for punishment God killed them. The danger of excess is that even if you are related to high power people you are not going to get let off easily.

God had to punish Aaron’s sons and an even Moses doesn’t get let off of everything. I have learned from this portion that having too much of everything is really bad. If you work too hard it’s not good for you. If you diet too hard its not good. If you have role models and they do something bad you feel bad and upset. For example, a long time ago I had a actress that was my role model t,hen she did something really bad and I was let down. My mitzvah project is helping kids in Darfur, I am donating money, supplies, and notes. I have chosen to help kids in Darfur because after hearing about what is happening there and watching programs it made me feel like I just had to do something. Have you ever been in a life threatening situation? That is what these people have to go through every day.

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