2018 Q1/Q2 Donor Impact Report FROM OUR HOME
to Yours
This exclusive update is for our stakeholders who are helping redefine how young adults connect to Jewish life.
Residents from the three Moishe Houses in Atlanta
January - June 2018 Reach One in three people report that Moishe House led them to take on leadership roles within other Jewish organizations.*
107 houses
4 NEW
vs. Q1/Q2 2017 PROGRAMS
Of these, 1/5 of house programs were hosted in partnership with another organization.
YTD**
COUNTRIES
Nearly three in four young adults (72%) report that they feel they belong to a global Moishe House community because there are Moishe Houses throughout the world.*
220 people attended Camp Nai Nai Nai, the largest Jewish summer camp for adults with expansion to the West Coast this August!
Over 60% of participants report attending MH/MHWOW programs at a minimum once per month.*
UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS YTD** **Includes Moishe House and MHWOW programming.
*Findings from the 2018 External Evaluation conducted by Informing Change. To view the Executive Summary visit moishehouse.org/impact. MOISHE HOUSE NYC - HARLEM
Welcome to our two newest Moishe Houses! Moishe House NYC - Harlem & Moishe House London - Belsize Park
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Peer-Led Retreats YTD The Getaway - Brooklyn DIY Shabbat - Omaha Let There Be Light - Scottsdale Jews at Sea - Ft. Lauderdale Reclaiming Ritual - DC Wominyan 5 - NYC Kol Isha -Peer-Led Bodega Bay Retreats ShalOM Yoga - PortlandCountries Animals Are Jews Too Yelala Women’s Retreat - London Jewish Farming Week - London N. Hollywood Shabbat and Ski - Lake Delton Unleash Your Creative Soul - NYC Food for Neshama - Cleveland A Taste of the Well - Detroit Return To The Wild Woman Moishe House On The Road increase) Jews and Baseball(32% - Cooperstown San Francisco (22% increase) Tel Aviv vs. prior year Power of Purpose - Boston vs. prior year Tell Me More - Falls Village Shabbat Chill Out - Dnepr Embodying Liberation - NYC Retreat Reshet - Mitzpe Ramon Tending To Grief - Fort Bragg
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2018 Q1/Q2 Donor Impact Report Supporter Spotlight
New Program Model: Regional Jewish Educators Enhancing Jewish Learning One of our newer initiatives, we now have two part-time Regional Jewish Educators available to residents focused on building relationships and supporting them in crafting their own Jewish learning sessions. Over the first half of the year the Educators made 12 house visits working with 40+ residents.
THE LEIFER FAMILY FUND
Donor Since 2015
“Our first Moishe House experiences were in Shanghai and Siberia on a 2014 JDC mission, and they were powerful. Upon returning home to Boston, we worked with Moishe House, leaders of our community’s 2015 population study and our Federation to map out a 5-year plan to address the growing need for connections among 50,000 Jewish millennials in our own area. Today, MH is in the midst of opening 8 houses in Boston and has redefined what constitutes impact and saturation in a global gateway city. It feels great to know that we have had a real impact with our philanthropy.” - Alan Leifer, President of The Leifer Family Fund
Loren Berman, East Coast Regional Jewish Educator, while visiting Moishe House DC - Capitol Hill, celebrated a community member’s conversion to Judaism, brainstormed with residents how to learn Pirke Avot (Jewish ethical teachings) and co-led, with Moishe House residents and community members, a learning session in the office of U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland).
Hadar Cohen, West Coast Regional Jewish Educator, worked in-person with West LA House residents to craft Jewish learning sessions to add to a Breast Cancer Awareness event and Havdalah. Together they learned about the importance of Bikkur Holim, visiting the sick and Hadar led and coached the residents in how to do Havdalah on their own, some for the first time.
“Thank you for taking the time to come out and visit us at Moishe House Boulder! In those few days I was able to tap back into spiritual practices that have gone by the wayside for me. Sometimes I’m so concerned about getting food on the table for Shabbat and events that it’s hard to give myself space to get spiritually connected. I so appreciate the things you brought us, and I hope we’ll have a chance to sing and learn together again.” - Email excerpt from MH Boulder resident, Jordyn Steifman to Hadar Cohen, West Coast Regional Jewish Educator
Beyond the Donation We value opportunities for community builders to meet and engage with the folks that make their work possible, which often lead to invaluable intergenerational dialogue and connections. Here are some highlights from recent visits. “It’s really powerful knowing that the leaders in our local community value what we’re doing. When we are able to bring them into our space, it creates a special bond where we know we have the local support we need to grow and they are reassured that Jewish life is continuing to thrive in the coming generations.” - Averyl Edwards, MH Triangle resident
ANDREW & DANA KAPUSTIN
1st Time Donors
“We are inspired by the dedication and motivation of the leadership at Moishe House. We are impressed with the organization and committed to its mission. Moishe House inspires peer leadership, community engagement, and Jewish identity. With our eyes to the future, we are excited to help Moishe House create a young, active Jewish community for our children, in Charlotte, or wherever they are after college.” - Andrew & Dana Kapustin
Moishe House Budapest
Moishe House Triangle Mezuzah Hanging JAN. 2018
Moishe House Northern Virginia Mezuzah Hanging FEB. 2018
UJA-Federation in China APRIL 2018
JUNE 2018
Moishe House Triangle residents were joined by The Jewish Federation of Durham-Chapel Hill CEO Jill Madsen, and Dr. Beth Goldstein, MH Triangle supporter, to celebrate their new location.
Moishe House Northern Virginia celebrated their new location surrounded by The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington CEO Gil Preuss, Simone Friedman from the Emanuel J. Friedman Philanthropies and MH Board member Dottie Bennett.
In Moishe House Shanghai, residents and alumni joined representatives of the UJA-Federation of New York Women’s Philanthropy Division and MH International Council member Josh Perlman, for Shabbat.
Moishe House Budapest residents were visited by a group of young leaders from Minneapolis Jewish Federation and the Heilicher Family Foundation.
Planning travel overseas? We’d love to connect you to a MH experience. Contact Ale at alejandro@moishehouse.org.
Without Moishe House, many young adults would miss opportunities to create new Jewish memories with their friends at a critical time in their lives. And without you, Moishe House could not provide the support these young leaders need to create relevant communities for their peers.
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