A record 30,000 volunteers took part across the UK
Simon Phillips, director of interfaith at the, said: “Whilst we know that every day is of course a mitzvah day, we in Leeds recognise the importance of marking the annual Mitzvah Day with a variety of initiatives. We should feel very proud as a community that we can inspire people of all ages and faiths to come together in the spirit of Tikkun Olam, ‘repairing the world’.
”Pictured from left at the Light for Leeds event are Simon Phillips, director of interfaith for the Leeds Jewish Representative Council; the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Coun Robert Gettings; Leeds city councillor Abigail Marshall Katung; Najam Khan, and Gurmukh Singh, of Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha.Elderly residents and guests at the Leeds Jewish Housing Association spent the afternoon chatting to the Eco Committee students from Brodetsky Primary School.
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