So here's my next blog to the Moishe House for the month of January. I have to say its been a busy month for me in terms of work, birthdays, and Moishe House events. This month I celebrated my mother's 60th birthday as well as my 27th birthday on the 26th of January.
This month has been filled with a bunch of poker nights (as usual ;) ) ,however, we have been expanding to 3 table tournamant games due to the popularity of this event with friends and regulars. You know how it goes; they tell 2 friends, and they tell 2 friends, and so on and so on and so on.........Anyways, needless to say a success. This month well also escaped out with a group for a comedy night at the Improv featuring Drew Carey, Jeffery Ross (Jewish comic, hell yeah), and others. Who doesn't love a night at a comedy club? We've done this event before but I think we'll keep bringing it back since everyone had such a great time. My birthday/shabbat was great and of course ended with me drinking way to much alcohol but what would you expect for a birthday, right? (oh yeah, we were accompanied by 6 girls I had never met before; props to Nate for that one)
So now it's February and Lee and I are about to embark on a 6 week cross country trip as well film a skateboard video......anybody jealous? It should be a lot of work but still a lot of fun. We'll keep the Moishe House informed of our activities.
So 'til next time.....stay Jewish everyone.........
~Dave MHLA
Monday, February 5, 2007
Leo from beyond the grave. we love Leo
http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/leobeck/guyana-mar06/1170555120/tpod.html
Doug Gardner's Blog
Wow this has been an incredible month for me, despite some trying times in my personal life I have had the joy of putting on some wonderful events this past month. Our monthly shabbaT in the park was great, we had many guests, but were unable to take pictures (homeless people believe it stealing their soul to take their picture). While in the park it allows me to get a lot of perspective on my life; despite whatever hardships I have faced over the last month, it is nothing like having to worry about where I will sleep, or what I will be able to eat for dinner tonight. Although there are some happy stories that are seen on the movie screen (The Pursuit of Happiness), in real life there are many sad stories. It was very nice to be able to feed some god people dinner and enjoy a wonderful end to the week.
We had some great Sunday slipper events with lots of good friends and football. In addition to this I have added reading my LSAT prep book (yuck) for a couple hours every Sunday. I have also begun my own personal training in the form of Yoga. This is not really my style, but I thought, when in Rome. I have been feeling better about my days, and I have recently been able to see the small of my back because I am so flexible.
Living in Moishe house this month has been great because the community is really starting to grow. This month we had more new guests show up who want to become regulars. Having this large community has truly been a blessing.
We had some great Sunday slipper events with lots of good friends and football. In addition to this I have added reading my LSAT prep book (yuck) for a couple hours every Sunday. I have also begun my own personal training in the form of Yoga. This is not really my style, but I thought, when in Rome. I have been feeling better about my days, and I have recently been able to see the small of my back because I am so flexible.
Living in Moishe house this month has been great because the community is really starting to grow. This month we had more new guests show up who want to become regulars. Having this large community has truly been a blessing.
Update on self growth
Some stuff is great and other stuff not so great.
Things that have been succesful have been the no TV while the sun is up and the not pit unless it's Shabbat. The TV thing had immediate results in my life. I started reading more and making better use of my time. One thing that I noticed was how much I hate to eat without something else to do. I still don't know what to do about this new piece of information. Without TV to watch while eating I get hella bored and feel like I'm wasting time. I've tried reading but it's kinda hard to multi task like that. Really stopping and enjoying your food is hard to do and I'm still struggling to do it. Hmm? The pot thing has been great. Keeps me sharp. I'm trying to figure out what else I need to do for shabbat to make it special. I don't know quite yet so if anyone has any suggestions let me know
As for Brady's learning plan things haven't really gone to plan. It's hard to delegate time and frankly i haven't done it. I have been trying to take more action on being happy. I've been taking weekend trips to Santa Cruz to kick it and chill and last weekend I went to MN to see my friend in a play. Purim is crazy to plan and starting to scare me. I think everything will go well but tomorrow is super work day. I have to get a lot done. i think I can do it!
Love and lovers.
This is due by the fifth and it is the fifth so I think it counts.
Brady
Things that have been succesful have been the no TV while the sun is up and the not pit unless it's Shabbat. The TV thing had immediate results in my life. I started reading more and making better use of my time. One thing that I noticed was how much I hate to eat without something else to do. I still don't know what to do about this new piece of information. Without TV to watch while eating I get hella bored and feel like I'm wasting time. I've tried reading but it's kinda hard to multi task like that. Really stopping and enjoying your food is hard to do and I'm still struggling to do it. Hmm? The pot thing has been great. Keeps me sharp. I'm trying to figure out what else I need to do for shabbat to make it special. I don't know quite yet so if anyone has any suggestions let me know
As for Brady's learning plan things haven't really gone to plan. It's hard to delegate time and frankly i haven't done it. I have been trying to take more action on being happy. I've been taking weekend trips to Santa Cruz to kick it and chill and last weekend I went to MN to see my friend in a play. Purim is crazy to plan and starting to scare me. I think everything will go well but tomorrow is super work day. I have to get a lot done. i think I can do it!
Love and lovers.
This is due by the fifth and it is the fifth so I think it counts.
Brady
All Signs Point to Moishe
It might be cold here in Washington but MHDC is heating up. We've started hosting a twice monthly Hebrew speakers group here and this Sunday we will inaugurate our beginning Hebrew class for those interested in learning Hebrew from scratch. The Shabbat dinners have definately taken on a life of their own which is very exciting. We are trying to form an Akkadian and Hittite group but it's been much less successful. Next month we are hosting a salon here. Our programming is diversifying and we continue to attract new guests. Shabbatot continue to be hits and last week alone we hosted a friend from elementary school, a Jewish cowboy and a former Secretary General of the UN (let's just say it rhymes with Q-Thant).
CSilvs
CSilvs
On feeling like a missionary
I always used to wonder what it would be like to put on robes and fly to a far away country and tell scantily clad indigenous folk about god and salvation and hell and all those other things that make for great bedtime stories. Now I kinda know.
An epic feel-gooder in three acts:
The smell of baking challa wafts through the District as Moishe prepares for Shabbat dinner.
Moishe: Welcome!
Neophyte: What's Jewish mean?
Moishe (thumbing Solomon-like beard): Hmmmmmmm.
Three months later. Neophyte brims with curiosity. Again Shabbat. Neophyte lights candles proudly.
Neophyte: ...l'hadlik ner shel shabbat.
Moishe: What's ner?
Neophyte (playing with braids): Idiot.
Neophyte no longer neophyte. Now full-fledged Jewess, overbearing motherly eye and all. Spends the holidays in Israel. Runs back to Moishe to share.
Moishe: How was Israel?
Jewess: An ablution in the mellifluous tributaries of my soul, the carpet on which I might abscond the gaucherie of the everyday.
Moishe: What's carpet?
Jewess: Huh? (awkward beat) I feel Jewish now, is pretty much the point of this whole thing, and it feels good, and you helped me--and continue to help me--to feel that way. So thank you.
Moishe: You wanna dance?
Moishe and Jewess twirl to Dixie jazz. Curtain.
Adam in DC
An epic feel-gooder in three acts:
The smell of baking challa wafts through the District as Moishe prepares for Shabbat dinner.
Moishe: Welcome!
Neophyte: What's Jewish mean?
Moishe (thumbing Solomon-like beard): Hmmmmmmm.
Three months later. Neophyte brims with curiosity. Again Shabbat. Neophyte lights candles proudly.
Neophyte: ...l'hadlik ner shel shabbat.
Moishe: What's ner?
Neophyte (playing with braids): Idiot.
Neophyte no longer neophyte. Now full-fledged Jewess, overbearing motherly eye and all. Spends the holidays in Israel. Runs back to Moishe to share.
Moishe: How was Israel?
Jewess: An ablution in the mellifluous tributaries of my soul, the carpet on which I might abscond the gaucherie of the everyday.
Moishe: What's carpet?
Jewess: Huh? (awkward beat) I feel Jewish now, is pretty much the point of this whole thing, and it feels good, and you helped me--and continue to help me--to feel that way. So thank you.
Moishe: You wanna dance?
Moishe and Jewess twirl to Dixie jazz. Curtain.
Adam in DC
Spring Fever
5 days into February and the flowers are already blooming. We have had maybe 4 days of rain in the Bay Area so far this winter, very exciting if you are ready to start throwing the baseball around, not as much if you dropped some big bucks on a ski pass for the winter. Where has the winter gone, or was it ever really here? Can we as Californians ever expect to see another epic winter with torrential downpours for 5, 10 and 20 day streches. Will there ever be another 5 foot snowstorm in Tahoe? Last night brady and I went to the park and threw the frisbee around in shorts and t-shirts. Is there something wrong with that?
I've only been up to Tahoe once so far this ski season. I do plan on making many more trips, however, tonight deep in the heart of San Francisco, Moishe Houses SF and East Bay are teaming up to get down in the San Francisco Public Softball League, Division DD. Last fall there was one Moishe House team, with a few ringers on it. However, thanks to the team's previous succes, not to metnion a flood of secular and non-secular media attention, there are now two Moishe House softball teams, with twice the number of ringers, sunflower seeds, and babaganush. Yep, lots of Moishe going on in parks and on baseball diamonds this spring in the Bay Area. With such local neighborhood heros as OG Gilbert, MHSF legend and founder Yithak Zones, DIII college basketball recruit Dave Pyrseko, and of course the flavor of the month, Brady Gill Gill.
This pring is going to full of community as we all get together Monday nights celebrate the beauty of city league softball. We got lots of seats in bleachers, come and check one of our games. Hum Baby!
Danny in the East Bay
I've only been up to Tahoe once so far this ski season. I do plan on making many more trips, however, tonight deep in the heart of San Francisco, Moishe Houses SF and East Bay are teaming up to get down in the San Francisco Public Softball League, Division DD. Last fall there was one Moishe House team, with a few ringers on it. However, thanks to the team's previous succes, not to metnion a flood of secular and non-secular media attention, there are now two Moishe House softball teams, with twice the number of ringers, sunflower seeds, and babaganush. Yep, lots of Moishe going on in parks and on baseball diamonds this spring in the Bay Area. With such local neighborhood heros as OG Gilbert, MHSF legend and founder Yithak Zones, DIII college basketball recruit Dave Pyrseko, and of course the flavor of the month, Brady Gill Gill.
This pring is going to full of community as we all get together Monday nights celebrate the beauty of city league softball. We got lots of seats in bleachers, come and check one of our games. Hum Baby!
Danny in the East Bay
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