Daphne Karlin of Skokie finishes a blanket for Project Linus Sunday during the annual Mitzvah Day at Temple Judea Mizpah. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun Times Media
Rachel Shapiro (left) of Chicago and Alexis Roberts of Mount Prospect work on creating a blanket for Project Linus during the annual Mitzvah Day Sunday at Temple Judea Mizpah. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun Times Media
Seth Crandus of Park Ridge (from left), Jack Zimmerman of Skokie and Isaac Rubenstein of Evanston work on a blanket for Project Linus Sunday during Temple Judea Mizpah's annual Mitzvah Day. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun Times Media
Annie Ewart of Morton Grove cuts up material for a blanket for Project Linus Sunday during Temple Judea Mizpah's annual Mitzvah Day. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun Times Media
There are two different ways to discover the definition of “mitzvah.” The obvious way is to look it up and learn that a mitzvah is a moral deed performed as a religious duty or an act of human kindness. A second way was to visit …