{"id":2301,"date":"2012-08-29T13:05:40","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T13:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faujsa.fau.edu\/blog\/?p=2301"},"modified":"2026-02-04T20:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:41:58","slug":"a-music-mitzvah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/collections\/judaic-collection\/a-music-mitzvah\/","title":{"rendered":"A Music Mitzvah"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Martus-at-RSA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2173\" height=\"2900\" src=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Martus-at-RSA.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Manning Martus (at left) with sister, Allyn, and mom, Devra\" class=\"wp-image-2304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Martus-at-RSA.jpg 2173w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Martus-at-RSA-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Martus-at-RSA-767x1024.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2173px) 100vw, 2173px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo of Manning Martus (at left) with sister, Allyn, and mom, Devra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manning Martus, along with her younger sister, Allyn and her mom, Devra, visited the <strong>Judaica Sound Archives<\/strong> at the Wimberly Library on FAU&#8217;s Boca Raton campus in October 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was looking for Mitzvah Project that reflected both her interest in music and her respect for her cultural heritage. And. She had a plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was delighted. She had all sorts of ideas about how to encourage her friends and family to donate recordings to the JSA. &#8220;I think people have these recordings and aren&#8217;t using them,&#8221; she told me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What about folks who don&#8217;t have any old Jewish records lying around the house? &#8220;I also plan on getting financial contributions from people,&#8221; she replied.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2415\" height=\"1813\" src=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Manning-3-crop.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Manning with a special JSA record label commemorating her achievement.\" class=\"wp-image-2310\" title=\"Manning 3 crop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Manning-3-crop.jpg 2415w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Manning-3-crop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Manning-3-crop-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2415px) 100vw, 2415px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo of Manning with a special JSA record label commemorating her achievement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Manning and her family made a return visit to the JSA on August 20,2012 they were full of smiles&#8230; and so was I! I learned that Manning&#8217;s Bat Mitzvah (June 9, 2012) had been a great success and that Manning had done such a wonderful job singing that she was invited to join the B&#8217;nai Aviv Synagogue adult choir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manning was enthusiastic about her Mitzvah project. It&nbsp; was fun for her to bring together her passion for music with the opportunity to do something important in her Jewish community.&nbsp; By talking about the JSA&#8217;s website and mission she encouraged monetary donations and also donations of recordings from personal music collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manning plans to continue her efforts on behalf of the JSA.&nbsp; She plans to raise money by selling &#8220;Save the Music&#8221; bracelets to members of her congregation and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To show our appreciation of her efforts we presented Manning with a special JSA record label commemorating her achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about making a financial contribution <a href=\"https:\/\/fauf.fau.edu\/libraries?BBFund=1258&amp;BBHideOtherFunds=1&amp;cat=4\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manning Martus, along with her younger sister, Allyn and her mom, Devra, visited the Judaica Sound Archives at the Wimberly Library on FAU&#8217;s Boca Raton campus in October 2011. 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