What a month it has been for our brand-new Moishe House in Hoboken, NJ! Despite a slow start at the beginning of January, we managed to have a number of successful events. This is a good time to commend the Jewish community of New Jersey on their dedication to partying and free food and beer. The first two events took place in a house with no heat, scant electricity and no hot water. In spite of these adverse conditions (which are sufficient to elicit aversion and contempt in an average American partygoer), the Jewish community attended with an unrivaled spirit. Sitting in winter jackets around a space heater and sipping hot tea makes up for a unique bonding experience. So those were the beginnings, and I'm most delighted. We had a tremendous success in rather non-partying-conducive conditions; if the Jews of NJ can do that, then, really the sky is the limit (or actually traffic by the Holland Tunnel may be the limit). As we get the most essential of utilities (hot water has yet to come out of the faucet), the House will start transforming into a Jewish center that we envision it to become.
Eugene Grudnikov
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