Moishe House West Hartford Info Session presentation

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Moishe House West HartfordInformational Session & Registration

Wednesday, October 10, 12

Derek Holodak

Owner/CEO of Custom Impressions Marketing Solutions, LLC.

Proud JBC (c. 2010)

Member of Temple Beth Torah in Wethersfield

Substitute Hebrew School teacher

Email: Derek@ImpressYou.com

Carly Hoss

Administrative Director at Chai Mitzvah

Principle and teacher at Toratenu

Member of Congregation B’nai Tikvoh-Shalom in Bloomfield

Email: Carly@ChaiMitzvah.org

What is Moishe House?

FIRST, LET’S TAKE A QUICK POLLHOW MANY OF YOU EVER PARTICIPATED IN ANY OF THE ABOVE?

So You’re Out of College... Now What?

Where do you go to connect with other Jews your own age, who are in the same post-college/pre-congregation membership stage of life as you, to create meaningful Jewish experiences?

Do you ever feel out-of-place in those settings, like you’re not the demographic they’re targeting?

Enter Moishe House

AN INTRODUCTION TO MOISHE HOUSEFROM CEO DAVID CYGIELMAN

The Moishe House ModelThe center of the approach is an open, welcoming home, created and facilitated by a group of 3-5 young adults (residents), ages 21-30.

Moishe House residents come from a wide variety of Jewish backgrounds and are selected for their demonstrated leadership abilities and outgoing personalities.

Working together as a team, the residents plan and host a diverse range of low-barrier religious, cultural and social events in their home, including Shabbat dinners, holiday celebrations, Repair the World programs, and more.

In addition to planning their own programs, the house residents also support existing community resources by partnering with local Jewish organizations such as JCCs, synagogues, federations, and other institutional providers.

(Cited from http://www.moishehouse.org/background.asp)

In Just Six Short Years...

Moishe House has grown from one house in San Francisco to 46 houses in 14 countries on 5 different continents

Q1 2012 saw 16,349 worldwide attendees at Moishe House programs (up 35% from Q1 2011)

3,917 of those were attending a Moishe House event for the first time!!

Programs By Type (Q1 2012)

Holidays & Culture Jewish LearningSocial Repair The World

The StipendPrograms/Month Rent Subsidy Programming Budget

3-4 30% (up to $1500) $250

5-6 50% (up to $2000) $375

7+ 75% (up to $2750) $500

What is Our Vision for MoHo WeHa?

Our Mission

To provide an open, tolerant, and welcoming environment where Jews of all backgrounds and degrees of observance (as well as non-Jews) can feel accepted for who they are and comfortable to explore aspects of Judaism with which they may not be familiar or may not fully understand.

To that end, we will set certain guidelines:

Kashrut

We will keep a kosher kitchen, both for the experience of doing so, as well as out of respect for guests who may keep strictly kosher

You can still bring treyf into the house, but respect the sanctity of the kitchen (i.e. if you order in shrimp lo mein from Chinese delivery, use paper plates and plastic utensils).

Shabbat

We will be keeping Shomer Shabbos as a house, as we will be hosting Shabbat dinner every week.

If you have other plans outside the house, we will not guilt you about keeping Shomer Shabbos. We only ask that when you are at the house on Shabbat, you respect the holiness of our rest and try to experience it for yourself as well.

Interfaith Relationships

We see no problem with interfaith relationships (of either a romantic or platonic nature) and ask that you show respect and tolerance for them as well.

Above all else, our house will be a welcoming one.

Programming Ideas

MEET ONCE A MONTH DISCUSS VARIOUS TOPICS IN JUDAISMSTUDY GROUPSTART A CHAI MITZVAH

HOST SHABBAT DINNERS AND HOLIDAY PARTIESABOVE: A SUKKOT/SHABBAT DINNER CARLY AND I HOSTED LAST WEEK

Women’s Book GroupCarly would like to get a group together each month to discuss a different book by a Jewish author.

And Team Up With Local Synagogues & Jewish Organizations!

Why Should You Be a Resident of MoHo WeHa?

Short-Term Benefits

Help build a vibrant community for Jewish post-grads

Explore your Judaism with other young Jews who are “in the same boat” as you

RENT AND PROGRAMMING SUBSIDIES!!!

Long-Term Benefits

Make in-roads with the larger Jewish community

Potentially receive scholarships to enrich your Jewish identity, knowledge, and skills

But It’s Not Just About The Residents...

This is about communityThe goal of Moishe House IS NOT to provide us with a place to live and explore our Judaism – that is one of the benefits!

The goal is to create a hub from which a community can grow.

The house should be thought of as the community’s home.

Most importantly, we cannot do this alone...Moishe House is a truly grassroots effort – the only way this can work is with your support!

Even if you aren’t interested in being a resident, please consider joining our Chai Mitzvah or book groups, attending a Shabbat dinner or holiday celebration at the house, and helping to spread the word by telling everyone you know about MoHo WeHa!

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