June Blog MHSS

ala Zvi Bellin

We are writing about successful events.

Each event has a success meter of its own. A wild party should be measured in wildness and a mussar group in intimacy and personal reflection. Focusing on numbers all the time is missing the point of community building. More people does not mean more community. Perhaps we should measure in sustainability, does the event add to sustainability of this particular MH and maybe even the larger MH Universe. I like this measuring stick for now. Feels very green. It does feel nice to get a large group over for shabbat or to have a full house for a party, and who wouldn't feel kind of silly throwing a party for 2 people. I guess we do what we can and put in the energy that makes sense for each event. If an event is iffy we try to get 5 people committed first and then say we will do the event. That gives us some assurance that the event will begin with a bit of momentum.

A recent successful event was a Shabbat morning egal minyan that we held in the house. The community was invested in the planning at the start. We had a perfect amount of people, we filled the space, but it was comfortable for people to pray. We made excellent food and guests brought some things to eat too. We sang, we drank a bit, we had young couple with a child, and I think we provided a space for people to really dig into their Jewish experience. Halleluyah!

Peace to all!

Zvi