Lessons Learned: MH Oakland

This generation of Moishe House Oaklanders is relatively new. Three of us are living together while learning to work effectively together. We want to be a well-oiled machine, but there are missteps on the way to achieving that goal. Living and working so closely with one another can be a lot like being in a relationship: the key is communication. Sometimes, its difficult for all of us to find time to talk in a group about anything other than the bare bones of Moishe House (planning events, paying bills, uploading receipts, whose gonna take out the trash, etc.) Because of this, I feel our group spirit, our interconnectedness, suffers. Group month-planning sessions can get kind of monotonous without talking about why we're all here to begin with, about what drives us in Moishe House. In response to this, we've started weekly Monday meetings to talk, share ideas (even if they are hypothetical), and generally recharge one another. My hope is that once we've all hit our stride, we will no longer need to meet each week, but perhaps just twice a month. I have a feeling that by just cheering each other on we can get through any more missteps.