In Moishe House Jerusalem, we have a snack drawer. It's the middle drawer down immediately to the right of the fridge and you never know what you'll find there--but it's where to go to find the perfect afternoon nosh or complement to a movie night. It's probably my favorite part of our house (Andrew and Jacob can attest to my snacking tendencies), but more than that, it really embodies what Moishe House means for us. Although we have our planned events every month, we also have a constant stream of people coming through our house at all times--friends learning in yeshiva or midrasha who need a place to sleep in Jerusalem for a night, random friends of friends, people we pick up off the street, etc... (not so much the last part, but we just joined Couchsurfing, an internet network that allows people to post their "couches" online and invites people traveling through their area to come stay for a night or two). Anyway, the snack drawer is known to regulars here, and people feel free to take whatever they want or need; it adds to the atmostphere of a home away from home for all who pass through, which is what we're really aiming to create. In the same vein, people know they can also always come for Shabbat or anytime, and that we'll take them in--something that we wouldn't necessarily be able to do without the support of Moishe House. I wouldn't go so far as to say that the snack drawer should be part of the Moishe House requirements but...it wouldn't hurt!!
Rachel
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