Moishe House Philadelphia Blog

A great way the Moishe House Philadelphia has worked to ease house dynamics are the questionnaires we put out to each of the new members of the house as they come in. We have found that filling out a simple survey of about 30 questions each, and then going over the surveys all together, has really helped start everyone off on a cohesive foot within the house. The questionnaires are broken down into two sets - one about normal house/living items - such as what staples would you always like in the fridge/pantry, when do you go to sleep, do you shower in the morning or the evening - and one about Moishe House related items - how many events should each person be in charge of, what do you do when an event doesn’t go as planned, how often should we have “house” meetings, etc. With each new iteration of the members of the house, we redo these surveys and give each member an opportunity to voice his/her opinion on how the house and the Moishe House activities should be run. Then we have discussions and come to new conclusions about the inner-workings of the house that everyone is comfortable with. We have found that with many strong personalities living under one roof working toward a common goal, these questionnaires really help to get everyone excited and at ease with the unique situation in which we find ourselves.