As the day that celebrates the salvation of the physical existence of the Jewish people, Purim is the most physical of the festivals. Its observances include giving gifts of money to the poor, sending food portions to friends, and eating a sumptuous meal accompanied by plentiful drink in the closing hours of the festival!
Our dear Moishe house brothers and sisters, we wish you a wonderful Purim, and L'Haim of course!!!
Daniel, Michael and Eytan aus Moishe Haus Wien!!!!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
fill 'er up!
This month of Moishe-ing has been especially rewarding. The newly cristened Moishe House Providence, version 2.0 (symbolically represented as MHPVD2.0) has welcomed a new resident: the lovely Ms. Stephanie Gerson. With both a formal and not-so-formal background in experience design, Stephanie has injected a shot of creative energy into Providence goings-on.
This month has been a colorful month, with a red and pink themed Valentine's Brunch and crafting and with a second dichromatic shabbatluck featuring purple and yellow.
Two comments from MHPVD2.0 guests really stood out to make this month's work worth it all: 1. from a guest at the blind feast: "I will remember this for the rest of my life." Wow. It's not everyday that one receives that kind of feedback. In fact, I'm fairly certain that I've never received that kind of feedback. 2. from a regular at MHPVD2.0: "I think you guys are bringing a lot of loving energy into the new space." Fantastic!
I'm looking forward to continuing to represent Moishe House in Providence as the winter thaws. Hey, it will officially become Spring this month on March 21st and we'll be there as Providence blooms once again!
-Nathaniel
This month has been a colorful month, with a red and pink themed Valentine's Brunch and crafting and with a second dichromatic shabbatluck featuring purple and yellow.
Two comments from MHPVD2.0 guests really stood out to make this month's work worth it all: 1. from a guest at the blind feast: "I will remember this for the rest of my life." Wow. It's not everyday that one receives that kind of feedback. In fact, I'm fairly certain that I've never received that kind of feedback. 2. from a regular at MHPVD2.0: "I think you guys are bringing a lot of loving energy into the new space." Fantastic!
I'm looking forward to continuing to represent Moishe House in Providence as the winter thaws. Hey, it will officially become Spring this month on March 21st and we'll be there as Providence blooms once again!
-Nathaniel
happy snow day!
I love snow days! I hate snow but love getting snow days, the New York City public schools even got a snow day yesterday and they never close. Thankfully the cold weather hasn't deterred people from coming to our events,in fact this past Friday we had one of our largest shabbat dinners of the year! We had a bunch of first timers this month who all seemed really intrigued by moishe house and are eager to come to our future events. I'm looking forward to this months events that we have lined up, especially for our combined St. Patrick's Day and Purim (St. Purim's Day!) party this weekend which promises to be tons of fun!
MH Warsaw on winter camp
February - shortest month of the year but certainly not the laziest one.
Apart of the the ZOOM camp (which I will talk about later) I had ma first weeks of the new semester - new classess, new homeworks :)
But the part during which I had most fun with was the camp!
We were in Slovakia for a week. There was a lot of snow, but we didn't ski because we chose to drink ;)
We traveled around trying different brands of beer from all around Slovakia. Seriously you have to visit this country, some people think the beer is better then in Poland!!
But I have to disapoint you - we also had jewish activities on the camp ;) We had shabbat, discussed the very interesting parsha, had a lecture about jewish law, and other. We also talked about moishe house :) We explained what is it about and why we participate in this great experience.
Can't wait for the summer camp !
Apart of the the ZOOM camp (which I will talk about later) I had ma first weeks of the new semester - new classess, new homeworks :)
But the part during which I had most fun with was the camp!
We were in Slovakia for a week. There was a lot of snow, but we didn't ski because we chose to drink ;)
We traveled around trying different brands of beer from all around Slovakia. Seriously you have to visit this country, some people think the beer is better then in Poland!!
But I have to disapoint you - we also had jewish activities on the camp ;) We had shabbat, discussed the very interesting parsha, had a lecture about jewish law, and other. We also talked about moishe house :) We explained what is it about and why we participate in this great experience.
Can't wait for the summer camp !
Ambition
I want to be the silhouette used in empty gchat photos. I will shave my head so as not to cause offense, and I will relax my shoulders to impart a sense of calm. And then when people start recognizing me on the street, I can say something modest:
"Are you that guy from gchat?"
"Nah, but I get that all the time."
Frankly, this is all just an elaborate ruse to ensure that I am no longer mistaken for Lindsay Lohan.
-Adam in DC
"Are you that guy from gchat?"
"Nah, but I get that all the time."
Frankly, this is all just an elaborate ruse to ensure that I am no longer mistaken for Lindsay Lohan.
-Adam in DC
AlakaZAM!
Dear Moishe World,
We here in STL have been trying our best to make things happen in the young Jewish community. Sometimes it feels like everyone wants to see us succeed, sometimes we feel like rebels.
We originally moved into the house so that we'd be big enough to house more people for dinners, now we are running out of place settings again and trying to figure out what to do.
We've made friends with the owners of local bars (we pretty much keep them in business), become connected with artists, musicians, politicians, and hosts of others, and the question to some extent is...where do we go from here?
How do we move MH STL forward so that it really becomes bigger than us?
In terms of funding, succession planning, etc.
Also, how do we tell people that they should probably help us clean up? We try to be green by using our plates and glasses, instead of disposables, but it definitely creates more of a mess.
We (Ross) instituted a no shoes rule to help keep our floors clean, which I think has helped.
An interesting phenomenon is that we are seeing a fair number of young Jews starting to consider our neighborhood (or nearby neighborhoods) to live in. Was it all Moishe House, or does cheap rent come into play at some point?
To read more about what is happening in STL, be sure to tune into theSt.LouJew
We here in STL have been trying our best to make things happen in the young Jewish community. Sometimes it feels like everyone wants to see us succeed, sometimes we feel like rebels.
We originally moved into the house so that we'd be big enough to house more people for dinners, now we are running out of place settings again and trying to figure out what to do.
We've made friends with the owners of local bars (we pretty much keep them in business), become connected with artists, musicians, politicians, and hosts of others, and the question to some extent is...where do we go from here?
How do we move MH STL forward so that it really becomes bigger than us?
In terms of funding, succession planning, etc.
Also, how do we tell people that they should probably help us clean up? We try to be green by using our plates and glasses, instead of disposables, but it definitely creates more of a mess.
We (Ross) instituted a no shoes rule to help keep our floors clean, which I think has helped.
An interesting phenomenon is that we are seeing a fair number of young Jews starting to consider our neighborhood (or nearby neighborhoods) to live in. Was it all Moishe House, or does cheap rent come into play at some point?
To read more about what is happening in STL, be sure to tune into theSt.LouJew
Monday, March 2, 2009
challah!
I Love designing experiences. Throughout college, I curated blind feasts for friends, in which they wore blindfolds and marinated themselves in whatever bite they were eating right now. I once took my favorite storybook, split a group of friends into pairs, and had one partner illustrate the story on the body of the other, who was blindfolded, while I read it aloud. Instead of experiencing the story as illustrated by pictures, the blindfolded partner experienced it as illustrated by touch. (Friends have generally born the brunt of my so-called experience designing, which has generally involved blindfoldedness.) Last year on Valentine's Day, I choreographed a tele-dining experience for long-distance Lovers. There were tables for two: people sitting across from their laptops, sharing romantic desserts with their significant others, who were sitting elsewhere in the country, or elsewhere in the world. The event was small, but it ended up getting picked up by WIRED.
Still, it's always a mild struggle. Soliciting people to participate, securing any necessary funds, finding an appropriate venue... So you can see where this story is going: I was overjoyed to accept the position of Moishe House Providence hostess. Not only would I have a community, budget, and venue with which to design experiences, but I’d have a mandate. And after precisely 60 days at my post, I have to give a shout out (...ok, a "challah!") to the folks in our Providence community for being such willing co-conspirators. Dear Providence peeps, thank you for participating in our dichromatic shabbatlucks with such gusto, looking fabulous in your color of choice, and surprising our palates with the likes of bright green rice crispie treats and bright purple cabbage salad. Thank you for trusting Nathaniel and I to take care of you at our blind feast, while you cuddled, ate, and fed each other for over three hours while blindfolded. (Oh yea, and for being sports about staying blindfolded in the bathroom.) Thank you for giving me the courage to wanna try a tele-shabbat with a sister Moishe House (who's down – Hoboken? DC? Phillie?), and in general, to experiment with experience design.
Moishe House Providence is blessed to have such an engaged community to grow with.
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