Owen Broder and partner Shelly Zeiserl have embarked on an ambitious and dynamic project for the young adults of Portland with the Moishe House Pod, a two-person Moishe House. Portland’s original Moishe House, located in Southeast Portland began in 2008. Moishe House is the global leader in Jewish peer-led young adult engagement programs Moishe Houses…
OneTable, an organization that empowers people in their 20s and 30s to envision new rituals and build community through Shabbat dinner, is reopening with indoor dinners of up to ten guests as it marks its 500,000th dinner guest, including repeat engagers, since its founding in 2014. As the pandemic wanes, young adults are eager…
PHOTO: Participants at last year’s camp for young adults. Photo by Yoav Magid Who says summer camp is just for kids? Now young adults can relive (or discover) the unwired fun, creativity and friendship of Jewish summer camp. Presented by Moishe House, Camp Nai Nai Nai offers a weekend of adventure for young adults in…
Congregation Beth Israel’s young adult group Jews Next Dor uses social action to help community members feel engaged. Elisheva Cohen, the current chair of Jews Next Dor, says the group has been growing rapidly over the past few years. “There seems to be a strong desire among young Jews in the area to meet and…
Sababa – loosely translated from Hebrew, it means, “It’s all good.” In June a bus of young adults from the Portland and Tucson areas shared this sentiment as they were whisked across Israel in a free 10-day whirlwind tour courtesy of Taglit-Birthright Israel. We journeyed together on an adventure of a lifetime through the desert…
Moishe House and Tikvah have teamed up to coordinate events that integrate young adults with disabilities into the community. Tikvah is Jewish Family and Child Service’s social group for young adults with disabilities. Moishe House resident Emly Oren heard about Tikvah when she started working for JFCS in November 2011. “I realized there are some…
Heeb Remixed, the first event of Oregon Jewish Museum’s Six: Social Playground series, attracted more than 100 young adults for a music-filled night at Holocene Feb. 2. By spotlighting Jewish talent and Portland culture, OJM hopes to attract the hard-to-reach demographic of 20- and 30-something Jews in Portland with its Six: Social Playground series. The…
Southeast Portland’s thriving Moishe House is finishing up a successful programming season, welcoming a new roommate and preparing for a slew of exciting upcoming events. Moishe House Portland is a residential home where young Jews live together to not only plan events for other members of the Jewish community, but also to explore their own…
