The slideshow that was meant to accompany the presentation given by Derek and Carly on 10/10/12 at Hebrew High School of New England. To register, fill out an application at http://is.gd/go_moho_weha/

1. Moishe House West Hartford
Informational Session & Registration
Wednesday, October 10, 12

2. 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
Wednesday, October 10, 12

3. 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
Wednesday, October 10, 12

4. What is Moishe House?
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5. FIRST, LET’S TAKE A QUICK POLL
HOW MANY OF YOU EVER PARTICIPATED IN ANY OF THE ABOVE?
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6. 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?
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7. Enter
Moishe House
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8. AN INTRODUCTION TO MOISHE HOUSE
FROM CEO DAVID CYGIELMAN
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9. The Moishe House Model
The 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)
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10. 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!!
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11. Programs By Type (Q1 2012)
12%
40%
15%
33%
Holidays & Culture Jewish Learning
Social Repair The World
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12. The Stipend
Programs/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
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13. What is Our Vision for
MoHo WeHa?
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14. 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:
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15. 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).
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16. 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.
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17. 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.
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18. Programming Ideas
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19. MEET ONCE A MONTH DISCUSS VARIOUS TOPICS IN JUDAISM
STUDY GROUP
START A CHAI MITZVAH
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20. HOST SHABBAT DINNERS AND HOLIDAY PARTIES
ABOVE: A SUKKOT/SHABBAT DINNER CARLY AND I HOSTED LAST WEEK
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21. Women’s
Book Group
Carly would like to get a
group together each month
to discuss a different book
by a Jewish author.
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22. And Team Up With
Local Synagogues &
Jewish Organizations!
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23. Why Should You Be a
Resident of MoHo WeHa?
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24. 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!!!
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25. Long-Term Benefits
Make in-roads with the larger Jewish community
Potentially receive scholarships to enrich your
Jewish identity, knowledge, and skills
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26. But It’s Not Just About The
Residents...
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27. This is about community
The 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.
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28. 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!
Wednesday, October 10, 12