Jews across the country are helping others to celebrate a day of social action.

Mitzvah Day is a day of action born out of the Jewish community and takes place every year on November 18.

It was created nearly two decades ago and has since grown into an interfaith day of charity where Jews, Muslims and Christians help eachother in charity projects.

In Hendon, a mother who gave birth to twins at 28 weeks did her part for Mitzvah Day in joining other women to knit hats for newborn babies.

Gabriella Freilich gave birth to identical twin boys at the end of October - at five weeks old, her youngest child, Avidan Judah, died.

The older twin, Yeshaya Nosson, is still recovering in the neonatal until at University College London Hospital (UCLH).

Joined by a nurse from the hospital who knows how to knit, 30 women including Mrs Freilich devoted their day to creating little hats for premature children.

After the women completed their hats, Mrs Freilich went to UCLH to give them away.

Meanwhile, Jewish school children in Finchley have also done their part for Mitzvah Day.

All the pupils at Akiva School at the Sternberg Centre for Judaism in Finchley were tasked with card making, gift wrapping, gardening and learning sign language.

The schools' intention was to help children in Israel who were undergoing heart surgery by sending them letters and helping poverty-stricken kids by packing and sending bags of gifts.

Children even were able to recite You Are My Sunshine for a deaf person in sign language.

Teacher and Mitzvah Day coordinator Sue Taylor said: “The children love Mitzvah Day and having the opportunity to give back to the community by helping others in many ways.

“Mitzvah Day links extremely well with our ethos here at Akiva.

“We work hard to encourage the children to be the best citizens they can be by respecting themselves others and the world - plus they have a lot of fun.”

Elsewhere in the capital, Jews worked alongside Muslims and Christians in social gatherings, music events, soup kitchens, upcycling, and fundraising for disabled people.