Bruriah’s middle school students are elevating themselves through mundane activities after a powerful yom iyun during Chanukah. Rabbi Chaim Marcus introduced the concept with his gift of storytelling and examples to highlight that it is all about the perspective one takes when doing a mitzvah. Even a daily activity as simple as eating can bring us to a higher level by realizing each mitzvah that is involved. To help the students understand this idea better, they brainstormed ways they can transform mundane activities, such as shopping and using technology, into mitzvot. The concept was reinforced when the students heard from Bruriah High School seniors, Chavy Weisz and Tzipporah Zwickler and freshman Rebecca Guzman about challenges they faced and how they turned those situations into mitzvot. Chavy Weisz turned a simple car ride to and from school into a meaningful commute by listening to Torah tapes during the drive. The yom iyun concluded with the initiation of “500 Asher Yatzars for Josh.” The middle school students will turn a daily activity into a mitzvah by keeping track of how many times they recite asher yatzar. The neshama of Refael Yehoshua ben Dovid, the brother of seventh grader Abby Gidalowitz, should have an aliyah each time this bracha is made.