Unfortunately my Denver Broncos will not be playing in this years playoffs. This is a big letdown because the Broncos started the year 6-0, and at that point we felt that there is no way we can miss the playoffs. But the Broncos went 2-8 in there next 10 games and finished the season at 8-8.
As Moishe House member how can I learn from the failure of the Broncos. I think that it serves as a lesson that no matter how successful we feel your programs are, we still have to be focused on the big picture, that we are hear to build a community amongst our peers. Although we have been extremely successful in the past, we can still become a lot stronger. We have to challenge ourselves to be creative in creating new programs and innovative in our strategies to build a community.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Alix's Personal Blog Jan '10 (MHBOS)
As I climbed onto the couch to make the post-service announcements at Newcomers Shabbat way back in September, I was beaming. At that point, I had been living at the Moishe/Kavod House for just several weeks, and I had not yet experienced what it is like to have 75 people crammed into your upstairs living room. I looked around the room, not only welcoming our guests to the community, but into my new home.
For me, a meaningful Shabbat is all about what happens in the hours leading up to services and the potluck. My roommates are respectful of the "rules" I've established for Friday afternoons. First off, there is no talk of Moishe/Kavod business and second, kitchen dwellers must be mellow. With all chaos left at the front door, the kitchen becomes a place of catching up with friends while cooking to the music of the Weepies and Girlyman. By the time Margie and I light candles, I have embodied a sense of calm that stays with me throughout the hecticness that exists for a housemate at a MHBOS Shabbat potluck, and I am able to enjoy our spirited services, greet new guests, hang out with friends, and go to bed with a smile on my face at the end of the night.
Moishe House Great Neck
What does your house do when someone shows up to a program who doesn't know anyone? What processes do you have for integrating newcomers into your community and making them feel welcome?
One of the things we are most successful at doing at Moishe House Great Neck is how integrate newcomers. There are couple of reasons for this. One reason is the Moishe House members of our house. We are really good at making people feel comfortable, One example is at our Shabbat dinners, we can tell when someone is kind of left out, and we integrate them into our conversations. Also our programs in general take place in a very laid back and social atmosphere.There is a lot of space for lounging, but at the same time no matter where you are at our house, it is almost impossible to feel secluded. It has happened many times, that whenever we have a newcomer by the end of the night they leave telling us that it felt like they were at a relative's or a close friend's house for Shabbat.
Another successful program in integrating newcomers is our Moishe House Monthly Program with Rabbi Vaknin. We constantly see newcomers and reglars become very close friends at this progam. We have found that Torah learning programs provide the opportunity for people to have a shared experience in spiritual growth ultimately creating very close bonds.
Wishing you all a happy new year,
Moishe House Great Neck
One of the things we are most successful at doing at Moishe House Great Neck is how integrate newcomers. There are couple of reasons for this. One reason is the Moishe House members of our house. We are really good at making people feel comfortable, One example is at our Shabbat dinners, we can tell when someone is kind of left out, and we integrate them into our conversations. Also our programs in general take place in a very laid back and social atmosphere.There is a lot of space for lounging, but at the same time no matter where you are at our house, it is almost impossible to feel secluded. It has happened many times, that whenever we have a newcomer by the end of the night they leave telling us that it felt like they were at a relative's or a close friend's house for Shabbat.
Another successful program in integrating newcomers is our Moishe House Monthly Program with Rabbi Vaknin. We constantly see newcomers and reglars become very close friends at this progam. We have found that Torah learning programs provide the opportunity for people to have a shared experience in spiritual growth ultimately creating very close bonds.
Wishing you all a happy new year,
Moishe House Great Neck
Winter Blog Post
It has been a busy 3 months, lots of new people moving in to our community and a couple goodbyes here and there. The holidays are always stressful because of how many places you can get pulled just for one day. Not only that, but trying to find places for those who are new to the community too is sometimes just as daunting. I am sometimes left wishing that I had just organized an event at my house until I leave whoever's house I went to and see the state of disrepair it is in after all the guests have rummaged.
Our community has definitely grown either through new faces moving in to the community or new people hearing about moishe house. The events we have been having have swayed more toward being outside of the house, either happy hours, dinners outside, or just seeing the usual sites. All of them have relieved a ton of pressure off of us and the desire to keep our house in working order. Surprisingly as we stopped having events inside our house, that's when our house stopped working, deposits in our water, our pond freezing, the heat going on the fritz, it's always a lovely time of the year.
Thanks for everything MH
Ross from MH St. Louis
Our community has definitely grown either through new faces moving in to the community or new people hearing about moishe house. The events we have been having have swayed more toward being outside of the house, either happy hours, dinners outside, or just seeing the usual sites. All of them have relieved a ton of pressure off of us and the desire to keep our house in working order. Surprisingly as we stopped having events inside our house, that's when our house stopped working, deposits in our water, our pond freezing, the heat going on the fritz, it's always a lovely time of the year.
Thanks for everything MH
Ross from MH St. Louis
Free Write Expression
As the new year moves through from day into night, know that you are just perfect and that all is just right. The time flies by as I live in this space, throwing events and sharing smiles with my guests as I look upon their face. We sit and deliberate on a weekly basis, and our time leaves picture and paper traces. But taking a step back and learning to reflect, this is a magical experience; one to remember and never forget. Who knows what the future may hold, the story is still growing and there is much to be told. Our lives are moving us in a universal direction. Although I do not claim absolute truth, I bare it somewhere within this reflection.
This idea has manifested in a powerful way. Take young Jewish adults, and allow them to pave the way. Somehow we continually express, rise to various occasions, and are able to progress. Progress is a word embedded in our genealogy our grandparents knew it, which is why they worked so hard for us to be. Although there will always be personalities and skill set traits. We are a collective one group and our families have never led us astray. Sure lessons will be learned and tests will be presented, but we are a group of young adult leaders, who will take any challenge and uplift it.
Our plans for the New Year are many and few. We want to grow our network, yet maintain a solid core group too. We balance between reaching out and looking in, sometimes we laugh and other times we are balancing on a pin. 51% of the time we share in positivity, light shinning bright in a sea shore of childish maturity. I personally enjoy the idea of making this project expand, but is it my call, or is it written in the Divine plan?
These are questions Jews have been asking for lifetimes, invoking ancient stories and fine wines. My connection to the past runs deep, I do not consider these my words, they are words from “Thee.” Thee expressive force that has moved us all over the world, spread our strengths and our resolve. So I just say “be in the flow.” Deeply understand that there is nowhere to go. In other words, move from a place within appreciation in the present know that life is truly a gift so unwrap it and see. Moishe House is a safe haven where we can all relax and simply breathe.
As I conclude this simple expression, the free write blog has become an uplifting confession. My heart says yes and my Jewish brain says “Why?” All is well as I travel around and embrace instead of deny my heritage and traditions too. My grandfather’s father father was a Rabbi who practiced his life through. I now move forward and toward my birthright seeking the next generation and bringing this whole song and dance to a higher light vibration.
Sit back relax, or maybe not, go out in the world and give it all you got. We are Moishe House and we stand with respect, this conclusion is becoming sentimental, but I enjoy that aspect. So thank you for taking the time to read these words. We will all see each other at our next fun and maybe absurd event. Be well and take care of your health, then give care and inspire true that is divine and devianre.
This idea has manifested in a powerful way. Take young Jewish adults, and allow them to pave the way. Somehow we continually express, rise to various occasions, and are able to progress. Progress is a word embedded in our genealogy our grandparents knew it, which is why they worked so hard for us to be. Although there will always be personalities and skill set traits. We are a collective one group and our families have never led us astray. Sure lessons will be learned and tests will be presented, but we are a group of young adult leaders, who will take any challenge and uplift it.
Our plans for the New Year are many and few. We want to grow our network, yet maintain a solid core group too. We balance between reaching out and looking in, sometimes we laugh and other times we are balancing on a pin. 51% of the time we share in positivity, light shinning bright in a sea shore of childish maturity. I personally enjoy the idea of making this project expand, but is it my call, or is it written in the Divine plan?
These are questions Jews have been asking for lifetimes, invoking ancient stories and fine wines. My connection to the past runs deep, I do not consider these my words, they are words from “Thee.” Thee expressive force that has moved us all over the world, spread our strengths and our resolve. So I just say “be in the flow.” Deeply understand that there is nowhere to go. In other words, move from a place within appreciation in the present know that life is truly a gift so unwrap it and see. Moishe House is a safe haven where we can all relax and simply breathe.
As I conclude this simple expression, the free write blog has become an uplifting confession. My heart says yes and my Jewish brain says “Why?” All is well as I travel around and embrace instead of deny my heritage and traditions too. My grandfather’s father father was a Rabbi who practiced his life through. I now move forward and toward my birthright seeking the next generation and bringing this whole song and dance to a higher light vibration.
Sit back relax, or maybe not, go out in the world and give it all you got. We are Moishe House and we stand with respect, this conclusion is becoming sentimental, but I enjoy that aspect. So thank you for taking the time to read these words. We will all see each other at our next fun and maybe absurd event. Be well and take care of your health, then give care and inspire true that is divine and devianre.
Personal Blog - Guido - MH Buenos Aires
My Moishe House Experience
Im very happy to be leaving in a Moishe house, to be part of a project that is world wide. Tomorrow i will be going to the Moishe house Philadelphia were they didn't ask me anything, i just told them i live in the Moishe house Buenos Aires, that i am a Moishe member and they were happy to receive me, happy to host me, and mostly happy to interact with me, to know what we do in a Moishe house in the other hemisphere of the world. I looking forward to have that awesome experience that sum up what is the meaning of belonging to a world wide proyect that makes a difference in the Jewish community around the globe.
I think the organization has a lot of potential for the future 2010, and i am personally proud of being part of it and make part of that potential become true.
Guido Werkcaig, 100% Moishe
Im very happy to be leaving in a Moishe house, to be part of a project that is world wide. Tomorrow i will be going to the Moishe house Philadelphia were they didn't ask me anything, i just told them i live in the Moishe house Buenos Aires, that i am a Moishe member and they were happy to receive me, happy to host me, and mostly happy to interact with me, to know what we do in a Moishe house in the other hemisphere of the world. I looking forward to have that awesome experience that sum up what is the meaning of belonging to a world wide proyect that makes a difference in the Jewish community around the globe.
I think the organization has a lot of potential for the future 2010, and i am personally proud of being part of it and make part of that potential become true.
Guido Werkcaig, 100% Moishe
Personal Blog - Axel - MH Buenos Aires
Hi everyone, this is Axel from MHBA,the best moishe house of South America (and the only one). This months were truly amazing here.At the beginning we had to learn how to live together,know each other and understand the way of working.Then,with the time, we learned how to use our personal positive points to generate the program and make them enjoyable for the four of us and the people who attend them. Now we are in a point we really enjoy planning, making and evaluating the events. Also during the week we receive every time people that maybe are close to our home and come to have a tea,talk and have a good time. Gradually we are being known on the young Jewish community, and every day we receive invitation in facebook about people who want to know about us.
One of the things i really love about being a Moishe member is that people from abroad come to Argentina,and because they knew others Moishe houses they want to come and visit us. As we are the only MH in South America,we dont have the opportunity to meet regularly others Moishe members,but will be amazing if we can join them sometime in the future.
Happy new year for everyone!!!!
One of the things i really love about being a Moishe member is that people from abroad come to Argentina,and because they knew others Moishe houses they want to come and visit us. As we are the only MH in South America,we dont have the opportunity to meet regularly others Moishe members,but will be amazing if we can join them sometime in the future.
Happy new year for everyone!!!!
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