Hi all,
Well it's certainly been a while since I last posted, what with going traveling, beginning a new job, and settling back into ye ole Moishe House routine. I thought I would come back into the world of blogging by just sharing some thoughts on one of the fun things about living in a Moishe House - the freeloading Jew syndrome.
As part of an international network of Jewish program houses there are a few things that come with the territory, I'm sure we are all aware. That one thing I'm talking about right now is how we help Jews around the world freeload and mooch in order to foster this strange feeling known as Jewish community spirit. Recently we here at MHPhiladelphia had two Argentinian girls stay with us as they were traveling through the Northeast corridor. They were very sweet, kind, and gentle ladies who were eager to please (they bought us nice wallets!). It was a pleasure to have them here and be able to show them around a little bit.
For those of you who this has not happened to yet, I'm sorry, because it is a great way of meeting people from around the world. We in Philly are lucky enough to have hosted 3 or 4 (I can't remember) sets of Argentines in our house! Even the illustrious Elana Rosenbaum of MH Buenos Aires fame herself came to stay with us for a while. It is truly a pleasure to meet people from other countries/cultures/etc and chat with them about my city, their city, and more.
I hope you all out there get to do this sometime soon if you haven't already. Heck, while you are gearing up, let me know if I can crash on your couch!
Brian Cohen
Moishe House Philly
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