Oakland Muse

Synagogue! Summer camp! Bar/Mat Mitzvah! Confirmation! ...Then what? Moishe house is dedicated to building community atmosphere for young adults based on their interests, providing a co-creative space in which we can embrace our Jewish heritage. The presence of our group enriches local culture as we contribute to the society in the Bay Area using our inspired group of young people and ideas about a more beautiful world. As young adults, we can sponsor stimulating events with relevance to both Judaism and our contemporary experience of the world. Community can develop from anything. It's how we learn about people, and our own social presence. It's the structure, and entropy, which illuminates our strengths; what we contribute individually! This is the forum at Moishe House for exploring spirituality in Jewish tradition. We are the people 'chosen' to experience these times. We learn from our ancestors and create lifestyle with our friends. Moishe House residents have each elected to learn more to appreciate our cultural heritage and participate in establishing connections among young Jewish adults within our greater community.

Moishe House Oakland is particularlly invested in exploring music and art, as well as the importance of quality food for a beautiful and sustainable lifestyle. As Artists and Musicians, we welcome communication through theatre, comedy, story telling musical performances, art installation and exhibition, poetry, film appreciation and of course goods eats. We are fortunate to be surrounded by rich cultural opportunities and Jewish history inherent to the San Francisco Bay Area. As our community grows we develop new ways to interact with our dynamic region. We both learn from and contribute to Bay Area culture.

Our residents are a talented group of activist organizers. Our interests include lifestyle development for a rich diversity of inner city populous, speech empowerment and inspired liberal arts, expertise in exploring literature and film to gain understanding about communication and activism through sustainability. Sustainability enables us to open heartedly welcome an abundant healthy future for family and ourselves. Creating awareness about quality food and local market supports positive social change and contribution to a thriving population as well as a potent driven economy.

Back on the Shtettle, all residents had their own part to play. They played it well and taught their children, always making time to stop and enjoy the subtleties of generating a relationship with their neighbor, through connection of both praying and being persecuted together. "The concept of shtetl culture is used as a metaphor for the traditional way of life of 19th-century Eastern European Jews. Shtetls are portrayed as pious communities following Orthodox Judaism, socially stable and unchanging despite outside influence or attacks" (wikipedia). Moishe House opens it's doors to welcome and support a vibrant Jewish culture throughout the world and sustain cultural heritage. It's a new paradigm stimulating spiritual development in ways our youth can relate to and take ownership of their personal experience.