Mitzvah Day International Day around the world. Though based within the UK's Jewish Community, Mitzvah Day traditionally marks the first day of UK National Inter Faith Week, and as a result has expanded to include participants from other faith communities as well. 'Mitzvah' is the Hebrew biblical term for 'deed' or 'commandment', which has come to mean 'good deed' or 'charitable act' in contemporary English. The 2017 date is November 19. Mitzvah Day International was founded by Laura Marks in 2005, who, upon returning to her native UK from a period spent in Los Angeles, decided to bring the 'Mitzvah Day' concept she
Dustin's Bar Mitzvah band announced their decision to split up in April 2007 after drummer Desmond Wolfe decided to quit. On 15 August 2011 they announced they were reforming and have scheduled a gig at Londons Lexington on 1 October. A new website was launched at www.dustins.org.uk Dustin's Bar Mitzvah Dustin's Bar Mitzvah are an English four piece band from Acton, London. They are signed to Hungry Kid Records in the United Kingdom and Vinyl Junkie records in Japan. Dustin's Bar Mitzvah have achieved greater success in Japan, issuing a collection of demos entitled "Dial M For Mitzvah" and entering the Japanese singles