Imagine your Moishe House has been chosen by a local newspaper to discuss the future of the organization as a whole in the long term - what would you say? What would you say is the mission statement for your local Moishe House? How would you frame what might become the international Moishe House mission statement? How would you incorporate the concepts of Tikkun Olam, Jewish Community or Jewish Learning in your explanation?
I would tell them: Moishe House is the home for Jewish creativity and experimentation. It is about the Jew, the world around her/him, and their relationship. It is about making a difference through building community and using that community to change the world.
All of our events, from Shabbat dinners to tu bishvat seders, from spiritual salons to soup kitchens, are about creating our world. We shape it. No longer are we contented with being mere by standards in history, whether Jewish or general. Events happen and to oft the shape history is determined for us but we have taken the reigns and are here to shape our history. We do so from a position of strength, fortified by our identity as Jews, informed by three thousand years of tradition and discussion, we take action. We do so from a position solidified by our diversity because we understand the plethora of idea's floating in the world. Each house has a different guiding philosophical idea behind it determined by it. This diversity empowers us, allows us to experiment and test the waters of society, of the ramifications and to measure the impact of our endeavours.
We are a movement dedicated to social change!
Moish House Hoboken
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