New President, New Shabbat venue

Dear Loyal Moishe Blog Readers,

The beginning of 2009 brought much excitement to our humble city of Washington, DC. With all the craziness of inauguration, January was a bit of a whirlwind, buuuuuuut a couple things that stand out: 1) WE HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT HOLY CRAP 2) At MHDC we had our first “Moishe on the Move” Shabbat. Basically, a few of our Shabbat regulars offered to host a Shabbat dinner at their place. We were a bit taken aback by this generous offer, especially given that it came on the heels of some of the biggest Shabbats we’ve ever had (75-100 people). But we decided to give it a try… and it worked out famously. So, in honor of this new development in MHDC Shabbats, I thought it only appropriate to count down the top 5 differences between Shabbats hosted at our house and Shabbats hosted at this new venue: 1) They live in a very different part of town, which brought in some totally new faces 2) Their floors are clean 3) Their furniture is clean 4) Their kitchen is clean 5) They are clean. All in all it was a great experience and a neat way to give the members of our community a more active role in event planning and participation. I think it’s something that we’ll definitely do again.

Love and chocolate,

Riv