Moishe House Blog

Moishe House Vienna - House dynamic

How are responsibilities shared and divided.?
We set for each events of the month, who will be responsible for undertaking it; however everyone gets involve! The one responsible is generally the one delegating the tasks. Regarding Moishe house duties (blogs, receipts etc..,) Danny uploads the receipt, Michi the photos, Eytan the monthly blog and David reminds us a few day before the dead lines that we have to upload everything!

Do you involve community members in the planning and execution of events?
We do indeed involve community members both in the planning and the execution of events. We believe that this is the best to make members feel part of the community. As we mentioned in the last blog, this makes them feel like hosts rather than just guests of the Moishe Casa.

How are each resident's individual strengths used to benefit the house/community?
Eytan fishes, Michi prepares the cooking material, Danny cooks the fish and David adds the good spices!

let us elucidate:

Eytan is the one specialize in fishing some very nice people to be part of our community.
Michi is so to say the action man, he is the one that both organizes and makes sure that everything is ready for an event, and that, always with a very positive attitude which inspires many to be active also.
Danny is the one who during the event, always have an eye on everything, and make sure that the event runs smooth.
David is the one, putting the atmosphere in the Moishe house; he also motivates the community to play basket ball on sundays in order to loose the extra weight accumulated from the 3 shabbat meals!

How does your house organize and plan each month?
We have a major meeting a the beginning of the month, where we discuss both the past month and plan the next one. These meetings can take up to 2 hours, and many time involves pizza and beers.
Then we also have mini-meetings that takes place before and after each events. Prior the event to set the focus and make sure that everything is ready; after the event, to analyse what went well and not well in order to make the next one better!

Do you set monthly goals for the house?
Not only we set monthly goals but we also set yearly goals. We believe that spending time, setting the goals at the beginning is crucial for the success of Moishe house; It helps to keep focus on the vision and also motivate us to reach them.