First, fyi to Moishe House LA, DC, Silver Spring, and SF, I just came out with an anthology called Righteous Indignation: A Jewish Call for Justice (Jewish Lights, Inc), and I'm going on a book tour over the next few weeks to promote the book and a related campaign that i will tell you about at the retreat. We are having events in nyc on the 9th, SF on the 13th, LA on the 15th, and DC on the 16th. If you would like to cosponsor these events (and count part of it as an MH event), let me know and I will get you the details.
And now, for my reflection:
We had lots of great programs this month, but one thing that I especially wanted to appreciate this December from Moishe House Boston is our birthday celebrations. Not one, not two, but three of our leaders chose to celebrate their birthdays at our house. When we asked them at their various parties to reflect on their year and what they remembered, all three of them had Moishe House at the center of their memories. One talked about color war, another about shabbat dinners, and a third about our advocacy work. But for all three, Moishe House was significant in their lives.
Now this month is Sarah's birthday, for which a bunch of folks are throwing a mad hatter tea party/open mike night theme party. Fun!
Anyway, with all these birthday parties, I appreciate that we are a community that is able to celebrate the lives of our members and share our joys (and sometimes sorrows) together.
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