It's a pretty rare thing in life, to have someone walk up to you and
offer you a massive rent subsidy, plus a bunch of extra cash to throw
Jewish learning discussions and dinner parties and bowling nights.
It's not an opportunity that comes up often, this exchange of money in
turn for creating something that is meant purely for personal
enrichment. Really, Moishe House is giving us this enormous gift each
month, and asking us to continue giving that gift forward to the young
Jewish community around us. This is the future of the Jewish
community-- this act of selfless giving forward, of sharing what we
have with other people. This is also the definition of Tikkum Olam.
The enormity of the gift the Moishe House provides for us each month,
inspires us to incorporate public service into our lives-- and
provides us with the opportunity to spend more time volunteering and
less time working.
Seattle is a city that tries very hard to be aware of social and
environmental problems. Seattleites love buzz words such as "local,"
"fair trade," "organic," "non-GM," and "green tea." People here love
attaching "approve the referendum for gay rights!" banners to their
Facebook pictures. Moishe House Seattle's mission is to tap into that
social consciousness, and use the opportunities we have to improve the
world around us. We feel very fortunate to have been endowed with this
power to heal the world, one Shabbat dinner at a time.
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