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Where the Wild Things Are-Movie in the Park - (7/26/2010)
We watched this movie in the park and enjoyed the amazing summer weather. We ate delicious snacks and relaxed by the lake.
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Kombucha Workshop with The Gan Project - (7/18/2010)
The event was held by the Gan Project: Sowing the Seeds of a Healthy Sustainable. We learned how to home brew our own liquid libations. In Fermentation 102, we learned about fermented beverages such as wine, apple cider, beer and more. It was a hands on workshop where each participant will went home with their own batch of Kombucha.
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Klezmer music night! - (7/17/2010)
We saw Balkano, a Klezmer/Balkana/jazz type band featuring Diana Lawrence, local Jewish musician and soon to be Moishe community member.
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Inter-Generational Shabbat - (7/16/2010)
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Caribou in Millenium Park - (7/12/2010)
Moishe House met up to enjoy a picnic dinner and the band Caribou in Milennium Park!
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Folk and Roots Music Festival - (7/10/2010)
Moishe House attended the Lincoln Square music festival spending time outside listening to local folk acts and dancing our summer hearts out.
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Happy Hour - (6/30/2010)
To continue the monthly tradition, Moishe House Chicago gathered to have some food and drinks after work.
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June Us Time - (6/28/2010)
We cooked ourselves a beautiful dinner and chatted about Moishe's future.
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Chicago Pride Parade - (6/27/2010)
Moishe House Chicago gathered together to show support for equality for all people at the Chicago Gay Pride parade.
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Peacefest - (6/20/2010)
Moishe House had a picnic lunch at the Peace Fest in Chicago.
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Learnapalooza - (6/19/2010)
Moishe House participated in Learn-a-palooza, a neighborhood wide skill share. Free classes were offered at different venues in Wicker Park all day. Classes included photography, beer making, salsa dancing and even self hynosis. Moishe House Chicago hosted the self hypnosis class where participants learned from a hyponotherapist from an organization called "Hynosisworks Chicago" about hypnosis and how to perform it on themselves.
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Shabbat Dinner - (6/11/2010)
Moishe House gathered together to have Shabbat Dinner
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The Very Best & Antibalas at Millenium Park - (6/3/2010)
Moishe House celebrated the opening night of free concerts in Millenium Park, a Chicago summer tradition!
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S is for Party - (5/29/2010)
Moishe House celebrated "Summer" and the birthday of "Sarah" Miles with a party!
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Sexfist @ Jerry's Happy Hour - (5/25/2010)
Moishe House met to watch Chicago's best blue grass band perform in Wicker Park.
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Panier Making Skill Share - (5/23/2010)
Moishe House led a Bike Pannier making workshop in honor of Shavot and summer bike weather! Homemade panniers are affordable, super visible, water-proof, animal-proof, and recycled from 5 gallon plastic containers. Total cost for a set, as long as we find enough containers, will be around 15 dollars, maybe less.
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Shabbat Dinner - (5/21/2010)
Moishe House had shabbat dinner together!
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Shavuot - (5/18/2010)
Moishe House gathered together for an evening of skill sharing, text study and of course, dairy desserts!
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Until I Am Free Poetry Reading - (5/17/2010)
We went to see a poetry reading from a Chapbook Release of works by youth who have been given a life Sentence without parole. Poems were read by poets from Louder Than Bomb: The Chicago Youth Poetry Festival, family members of the incarcerated, advocates for juvenile justice reform, Chicago poets who helped correspond with those on the inside, and Kevin Coval, editor of the chapbook Until I am Free: Voices of Youth Sentenced to Life Without Parole.
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Real Eyes Mom - (5/13/2010)
Moishe House Chicago attended the Art Event titled, "Real Eyes Moms" which is an artistic exploration of self identity.
This collaborative project between Green Star Movement, The Night Ministry and Alternatives, Inc. guides young women to explore the stories behind their lives as young pregnant, parenting and, all too often, homeless women. These women are creating life-sized silhouettes of their own body, cut from plywood. Each silhouette is uniquely designed using a mosaic collage of mixed media to express the artist’s story. The creative process serves as a way for the young women to express fears, desires, goals, and dreams, while empowering them to take ownership in the project and pride in their voice and creativity. In addition, these beautiful silhouettes will create awareness of the need for resources to help the artists achieve their goals.
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Shabbat Dinner - (5/7/2010)
Moishe House and the Chicago community joined together to celebrate shabbat.
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International Night Happy Hour at the Map Room - (4/27/2010)
Moishe House celebrated the end of the work day with drinks and sushi at the Map room.
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Internal Retreat/Us Time - (4/25/2010)
We spent the end of the month using our inspiration from the National Retreat to discuss how to better structure our house, redistribute responsibilities, and work to increase turnout.
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Community Gardening at Ginkgo Gardens - (4/24/2010)
To continue celebrating earth day we want to spend some time with Mother Nature and get our finger nails dirty. Moishe house teamed up with Ginkgo Gardens in Uptown. Ginkgo Gardens is a non-profit organization that grows organic produce and donates it to local agencies that serve the homeless or low-income residents.
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Earth Day Shabbat - (4/23/2010)
In honor of earth day, MH Chicago had a "Buy-Local" themed potluck Shabbat Dinner. As always, we asked guests to please bring a vegetarian dish or wine/beer, making their best effort to use ingredients grown locally . Before we ate, we did a food tour of where the potluck food came from.
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National Retreat-Austin - (4/16/2010)
We are going to Austin, TX for an awesome retreat with the other Moishe Houses!
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Video Screening "The Wicked Truth" - (4/14/2010)
Wicked Truth is a program of Career & Employment Services at Alternatives, Inc ( a non-profit organization in Uptown), funded in part by After School Matters. Youth interview for positions as apprentices in this collaborative video production program, and receive a stipend for their participation. For many youth, this is their first job and their first chance at working with media equipment. Having the chance to show off their creative films at one of the nation’s leading media arts institutions will be the capstone of their experience, and I hope that you are able to see their pride on this special night.
The students will be available to answer questions following the screening of their videos, and light refreshments will be served following the presentation. The screening is free and open to the public
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Volunteering at All-Saint's Cafe - (4/11/2010)
In observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day, MH Chicago volunteered at the All Saint's Cafe. A free gourmet three course meal served to homeless and low income inviduals on the North Side of Chicago. The goal of the cafe is to treat others with dignity and respect and MH Chicago wanted to act on our obligation to those around us to make this world a more humane place.
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Shabbat Services at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken - (4/10/2010)
Moishe House went to services at the Synagogue that hosted the Freedom and Justice Seder we attended in March.
Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation (House of Peace for the Children of the Ancient Ethiopian Hebrews) is the oldest Temple in the Chicago area serving the Israelite community. It has a rich history and an unbelievable choir ! Also, the Synagogue’s Rabbi, Rabbi Capers C. Funnye Jr., is a cousin of Michelle Obama!
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Uptown Poetry Slam at the Green Mill - (4/4/2010)
Moishe House went to the historic green mill poetry slam to hear some community spoken word.
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habbat--Kosher for Passover/Discussion around Modern-day Slavery - (4/2/2010)
MhChicago gathered to eat a Shabbat that was Kosher for Passover and also discussed modern day slavery and reflected on the slavery of our past.
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Happy Hour at T's - (3/25/2010)
Continuing our exploration of Chicago's best food and drink, we went to T's for a great time!
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Global Hunger Shabbat - (3/19/2010)
Moishe House, AJWS and Avodah gathered together for a Shabbat to learn about global hunger and how to act to combat this issue. We also discussed Jewish values for acting globally and locally in pursuit of social justice.
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Ice Skating at Milenium Park - (3/14/2010)
Moishe House Chicago went ice skating to get in one last winter activity before the Ice skating rink closed. Welcome to Chicago Spring!
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St. Patrick's Day Parade and River Dye! - (3/13/2010)
Moishe House went downtown to partake in the St. Patrick's Day traditions.
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Freedom Seder - (3/11/2010)
We particiapted in Jewish Council for Urban Affair's 3rd Annual Immigrant Justice Freedom Seder. Through poetry and song, we will retold the story of our ancestors’ journey out of slavery and connected it to contemporary stories and struggles of immigrants in the United States. The Seder included a sing-a-long of traditional Passover songs as well as labor, freedom, folk, and Yiddish songs.
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National Coming out of the Shadows Rally for Immigrant Rights - (3/10/2010)
Moishe house went to downtown Chicago to rally for Immigration Reform and rights of undocumented persons.
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Louder Than A Bomb Final Show! - (3/6/2010)
The largest of its kind in the world, Louder Than a Bomb (LTAB) is the city's rapidly-growing teen poetry festival. Aiming to bring teens together across racial, gang, and socio-economic lines, LTAB is a friendly competition that emphasizes self-expression and community via poetry, oral story-telling, and hip-hop spoken word.
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Shabbat - (3/5/2010)
The moishe house community welcomed in shabbat with a veggie potluck and some music!
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Clothing Swap! - (2/28/2010)
The moishe house community got a head start on spring cleaning by bringing on their unwanted clothing items to the Moishe house for a clothing sawp. This environmental move let people get new clothes without spending any money. Moishe House donated the rest of the clothing to Howard Brown which provides services to the HIV positive community of Chicago.
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DuSable Musuem - (2/27/2010)
Moishe House visited the largest African American History Musuem in the country in honor of African American History Month!
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Murder Mystery Shabbat - (2/26/2010)
We were trapped on an island in the Great Barrier Reef. A cyclone had hit, while no one was injured, someone was murdered. We solved the mystery over shabbat dinner.
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Shabbat Dinner - (2/19/2010)
We gathered together to sing Shabbat prayers, eat, and have some good times! Dinner was followed by a song session led by our friends Julia and Tova.
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Happy Hour - (2/10/2010)
Moishe house met at the blue line tap in wicker park for some drinks after work
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Shabbat Dinner - (2/5/2010)
We gathered to celebrate shabbat together with a potluck!
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Cafe Finjan - (2/4/2010)
We attended an interfaith art exchange, which is part of the Jewish Muslim Community Building Initiative. We participated in facilitated dialoging sessions in which we discussed a vision for Jewish-Muslim relations in 2020.
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Tu B'shevat and Environmental Justice Workshop - (1/31/2010)
Moishe House partnered with the Avodah Alumni and current corps members, as well as the Chicago Conservation Corps, to spend an afternoon celebrating Tu B'shevat and learning what actions we can take to reduce our own waste. We began by reflecting on MLK and the environmental work he did in his fight for justice. Subsequently we had an interactive seder and then we learned about worm composting. Because of a grant from the Chicago Conservation Corps, participants left with materials to begin their own vermiculture!
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Shabbat Dinner - (1/29/2010)
We welcomed the sabbath bride with lots of food and good company.
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Knitting Circle - (1/24/2010)
Our friend Karin instructed us on how to knit a hat.
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Happy Hour - (1/21/2010)
We met up in Uptown after work to enjoy our company and decompress after 4 days of work!
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DR. MLK Sustainable Communities Meeting - (1/17/2010)
Over 1,000 activists, clergy members and Chicagoans met to celebrate the legacy and spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King to call upon Gov. Pat Quinn and other politicians to pledge their support for such progressive campaigns like Affordable housing in Rogers Park, Budget responsibility in Illinois, Green jobs, Opposition to Wal-Mart’s entrance into the South Side without meeting the needs of its employees
In interfaith solidarity, the community asked that politicians deliver livable, fair and sustainable communities. Gov. Pat Quinn, Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Ald. Toni Preckwinkle were all present.
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Shabbat Dinner - (1/15/2010)
First Moishe House Shabbat of the decade!
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Tish with Rabbi Scott - (1/11/2010)
Rabbi Scott visited MH Chicago and brought some Jewish learning with him! He led our community in a text study about wisdom over dinner! We sang, ate, and discussed what it means to be wise.
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Havdallah - (1/9/2010)
We gathered together for some wine and havdalah to bring in the new week together
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D'varim: Poetry and Performance - (1/9/2010)
We attended a KFAR Jewish Arts Center event featuring poetry and performances from Kevin Coval, Yuri Lane and other Chicago poets.
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Christmas Eve DInner and a Movie! - (12/24/2009)
We got together to join in the tradition of chinese food and a movie on christmas eve!
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community yoga at nature yoga - (12/19/2009)
we did yoga at nature yoga, one of our fave yoga places in the 'hood!
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RSJ Chicago Moishe House and Chicago Moishe House Shabbat - (12/18/2009)
The RSJ Chicago Moise House co-hosted Shabbat at the Chicago Moishe House. Much food was eaten, new friends were made, and laughter rang through the air. This is just the beginning of a beautiful sense of communities between Chicago's two Moishe Houses!
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Hanukkah Party! - (12/12/2009)
We got together, lit the candles, and played a little dreidel!
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Hanukkah Shabbat - (12/11/2009)
We celebrated the first night of Hanukkah and Shabbat!!!
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Skill Share - (12/6/2009)
We got together and learned from our good friend, Jenna, how to make t-shirt pillows. We brought old t-shirts and made amazing pillows!
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"Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind" Night - (12/4/2009)
We gathered together to see the Neo Futurist acting group's "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind" where 30 plays are preformed in 60 minutes. It was amazing!
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Small Bar Happy Hour - (12/2/2009)
We gathered together to enjoy one of Wicker Park's edgiest bars, Small Bar. We ate, drank, and discussed amongst ourselves.
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the MOTH - (11/24/2009)
the moth is a storyelling slam. to put it lightly, its just plain fun!
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Knitting Circle & Tea! - (11/22/2009)
We gathered together to knit, be cozy and drink tea together.
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shabbat - (11/20/2009)
we joined togther for a joyous shabbat, refreshed from the recent moishe house retreat.
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Map Room Happy Hour - (11/10/2009)
Moishe House gathered at the Map Room for their International Night. Everyone enjoyed themselves and ate Mexican food.
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shabbat - (11/6/2009)
lots of warm shabbat vibes
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Soulico Concert - (11/2/2009)
We joined ranks with the Russian Moishe House and went to a free Soulico concert at the Empty Bottle. They're a hip hop-reggae-punk band from Israel.
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Resident Time at Piece - (10/31/2009)
The residents of the Moishe House went to Piece Pizza to spend some quality time together.
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Halloween Party! - (10/31/2009)
We all got together and celebrated Halloween Moishe style!
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October Critical Mass - (10/30/2009)
We, along with hundreds of other bikers, took back the streets, this time decked out in Halloween gear. Then we came back for pizza.
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International Day of Climate Action - (10/24/2009)
We took part in the largest demonstration that has ever taken place on global climate change. We went to an event hosted by Columbia College where we made paper, journals from recycled paper, screen prints and saw a capoeira performance.
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JCUA Associate Division Shabbat - (10/16/2009)
we hung with JCUA and heard an awesome speaker about heathcare on the Southside of Chicago
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HopLeaf HappyHour - (10/14/2009)
we hung at hopleaf, one of the coolest, meanest bars in chicago with the moishe community!
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Live Music Wednesdays - (10/7/2009)
We got together to see live Reggae at the Old Town School of Folk Music!
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Dinner in the Sukkah - (10/5/2009)
We joined a Kehilla-organized Dinner in the Sukkah event at Temple Sholom.
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shabbat 3.0 - (10/2/2009)
our third official moishe house shabbat! what a success! it was hosted by our dear friends, ben and marissa!
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Break-the-fast - (9/28/2009)
A friend of MH Chicago, Aaron Gunning, hosted a break-fast meal.
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SHABS the second - (9/25/2009)
second shabbat of the month! exciting times!
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Critical Mass - (9/25/2009)
We Chicago showed the power of bicycle traffic with 100s of other bikers on the monthly Critical Mass ride.
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Community Gardening - (9/24/2009)
We got down and dirty gardening at Gingko Gardens.
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Tashlich and Apple Themed Picnic - (9/20/2009)
We went to a Tashlich service with the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston. We ate an apple themed dinner.
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Happy Hour at the Map Room and Ice Cream - (9/15/2009)
We gathered at the Map Room to experience International Night where we ate Persian food. We then went and enjoyed ice cream.
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Iftar In the Synagogue - (9/13/2009)
We spent the evening learning about Ramadan and its connection to the Jewish High Holidays.
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Renegade Craft Fair - (9/12/2009)
We fueled up on delicious pizza before navigating the largest outdoor craft fair in America!
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Shabbat Dinner - (9/11/2009)
We opened up Moishe House Chicago 2.0 with a wonderful Shabbat Dinner!
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Shabbat on the Beach - (8/22/2009)
Well.....there wasn't much beach to speak of since it was raining most of the day but we still made the most of it and had a great time camping together!
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Boat Tour! - (8/20/2009)
We went on a boat tour on the lake and saw the glorious Chicago skyline at night! Amazzzing.....!
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Happy Hour - (8/20/2009)
We had a lovely time winding down after work together. Talk was lively and the company was warm as things begin to cool down in Chicago.
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Sox game rain plan - (8/17/2009)
Rained out, we instead met at the Moishe House for some pizza and pickled green beans.
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BBQ!! - (8/16/2009)
We got together to celebrate with the Jewish community of Detroit
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Pilates in the Park - (8/15/2009)
We did pilates in the park!
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Garage Sale - (8/8/2009)
We gathered all the things we no longer needed and sold them in a garage- yeah for recycling! and had a great bbq!
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movie & dinner night - (7/23/2009)
we watched the new bruno movie and ate a delicious dinner!
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BBQ Q on U! - (7/19/2009)
We had one of our famous Sunday night BBQs! We ate delicious grilled fish with homemade remoulade, fresh corn salsa, gazpacho and delicious side salads. Lots of people in town for Pitchfork! What a blast.
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Pilates in the Park! - (7/18/2009)
We woke up in time to make it to Pilates in Millenium park at 9:00 AM. It was truly wonderful.
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Shabbat Dinner - (7/17/2009)
We planned on having a beautiful shabbat picnic fully equipped with picnic games and fare. Unfortunately, it was 60 degrees and rainy! But we still managed to have a wonderful time together for shabbat!
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Ravinia! - (7/12/2009)
We sat in the grass at Ravinia Festival, an outdoor concert venue in the 'burbs. It was awesome. Sooo luxurious.
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Folk and Roots Festival - (7/11/2009)
We went to 12th annual Folk and Roots Festival at Welles Park, enjoying a picnic and great performers. It was a beautiful afternoon!
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Happy Hour - (7/10/2009)
We celebrated summer and happiness at Tuman's in Chicago. It was a pleasant gathering of good friends and some food to nosh on.
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Us Time - (6/29/2009)
We will be meeting and having some time together!!!!
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Meeting with New Moishe Chicago Girls - (6/28/2009)
We sat down and had an informational session with the girls that were thinking about taking over here at the moishe house chicago.
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Summer Solstice BBQ! - (6/21/2009)
We celebrated the longest day of the year with what else...a BBQ smoke-out!! We are lucky to have a MH regular who happens to be AMAZING at smoking meat....yum!
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Hour of Happiness - (6/19/2009)
We had a wonderful wind-down with appetizers and friends at some local restaurants. It's finally summer and we're all so happy! Go Cubbies!
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Shabbat Dinner - (6/12/2009)
We had a loverly shabbat dinner at our home with many newcomers from the Chicago Avodah group, as well as many familiar faces.
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st. vincent at millennium park - (6/8/2009)
we went down to millennium park to see st. vincent perform.
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mh conversation/brunch - (6/6/2009)
we discussed this upcoming transitional period for our house/community, and ate some brunch!
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Fun Timezz - (6/3/2009)
We are having so much fun enjoying the warm weather! It was such a nice night...we had to enjoy! Our community came out in droves and we had a blast!
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Four Moons - (6/3/2009)
We all met up after a long day of work at the Four Moons restaurant to catch up and enjoy some time together.
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Mayfest 2009!! - (5/30/2009)
We celebrated German culture via brats, beer and music; three of Chicago's absolute favorite things! It was a beautiful day and such a blast!
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Green City Market - (5/30/2009)
We made it to Chicago's most famous North Side farmers market. Spring is here!
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Memorial DAy - (5/24/2009)
We Had such a blast this holiday weekend! We BBQ'd, Climbed big rocks, played Ladder Ball, watched movies, went into town and a whole lot more! It was awesome.
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Toxic Tour of Little Village - (5/17/2009)
Moishe House and JCUA combined fources for a walking tour of Little Village. Little Village Environmental Justice Organization took us on a "Toxic Tour" visiting neighborhood drum manufacturing, plastics recycling, and chemical sites.
We learned about the struggle in the community to hold industry and government officials accountable for toxic pollutions. We learned about community organizations and leaders making a difference in the community. It was a powerful morning or walking and learning.
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Elana's Birthday - (5/14/2009)
The rain stopped and the sun glared for a Moishe House Birthday party! We gathered to celebrate Elana.
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BBQ Yo! - (5/3/2009)
We celebrated the first beautiful weekend in Chicago this year throughout the weekend and topped it off with a lovely, beautiful and delicious grill-out to christen a brand new grill, complete with smoker!
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Summertime - (5/2/2009)
Summer came to visit and the residents of Moishe House Chicago took her out for a night out on the town... Turkish food and belly dancing followed by improv.
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Shabbat Dinner - (5/1/2009)
A delicious and festive shabbat dinner on May Day! Mmmm! Enchiladas and taco bar!
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Sunday Dinner/ Game Night - (4/26/2009)
A weekend extender... Sunday Dinner and games with Thai food and friends!
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Fiesta Cultural - (4/25/2009)
We went to a Latino cultural festival at our friend's school. It was a benefit to raise money for the arts and music programs.
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Earth Day Seder - (4/22/2009)
We celebrated Earth Day and Passover together at our home. It was a colorful vegetarian cuisine!
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Bagels and Museum!! - (4/19/2009)
We had a lovely breakfast and went to the museum!!
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Happy Hour - (4/18/2009)
We met up to celebrate the end of the week with food!! and some fun at happy hour. Spring has finally arrived in Chicago!
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Game Night! - (4/6/2009)
We watched the Final final from the final four tourney! GO STATE! too bad it was soo uglyyy
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Shabbat Dinner - (4/3/2009)
We are having our loverly Shabbat dinner at our home with a delicious display of vegetarian cuisine!
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Movie Night - (3/26/2009)
Watching a movie and eating popcorn with friends.
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MH Yoga - (3/22/2009)
We did an in-house yoga class. It was reallllllly nice. ahhh.
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Shabbabas - (3/20/2009)
Happy shabbat featuring Shakshukahhh!!!!!!! We did it and it was delicious and a huge hit!
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Cafe Finjan - (3/15/2009)
Café Finjan, is a series of cultural events designed to foster community and common ground between the Jewish and Muslim populations of the Chicago area.
There was an art exhibit dedicated to visual displays of spiritual identity for Muslims and Jews.
The goal of Café Finjan is to nurture greater understanding and points of contact between Jews and Muslims of Chicago by providing a common forum for the Jewish and Muslim communities, in this area and beyond. The goals of the organizers are to explore our experiences as minorities, immigrants, and/or people of faith, and to develop a shared agenda of pluralism, respect, and civil rights in a domestic context. We believe that our communities and the relationships between them are shaped by much more than the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We encourage activities that creatively engage the Jewish and Muslim communities in Chicago and North America to foster greater relationship building.
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PURIM in Chicago - (3/10/2009)
Homentashen making, story telling, and costumes! One of the best Jewish holidays! It was a more mellow of Purim's this year with a gathering of friends and lots of homentashen!
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Sunday Dinner: Happy B-Day Ilana! - (3/8/2009)
We celebrated Ilana's b-day and the beginning of a new week... A weekend extender Sunday dinner- full of good food and good people!
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Chididarod: The Urban Ididarod - (3/7/2009)
A food drive, costume contest, race and pub crawl in one... That is the Chididarod! In the spirt of Purim we volunteerd in costume... as the racers pulled into the bar... We held down the fort at check point #4! A favorite March Chicago activity!
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Tu B'Shvat Happy Hour - (2/25/2009)
We went to a local bar, Uncommon Ground to drink Tree-tinis in honor of Tu B'shvat. Every Tree-tini that we order from Uncommon Ground, they plant a tree in India. We had a blast!!!
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OSCARSSSZ! - (2/22/2009)
we got together to watch the oscars!!!
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Shabbat! - (2/20/2009)
Our monthly shabbat! So many new people. It was very fun and we ate chili and homemade challah!
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Whirleyball!!! - (2/14/2009)
Nothing like good old fashioned whirleyball! Happy Valentines Day!
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Birthday Bash: The Js!! - (2/13/2009)
We had an old fashioned bowling party for our best friends and their friends! It was such a nice gathering. So many people came together.
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Movie and Discussion - (2/12/2009)
We watched Waltz With Bashir and discussed its meaning and relation with the current state and our understanding of the relationship between Israel and Lebanon
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PLP Salon - (2/8/2009)
We had Lesley Said Matsa and Kimberly Miller Rubenfeld over to hear about PLP and the Acedemic Fellowship.
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SooPERBOELLLL - (2/1/2009)
Happy Superbowl! Happy sporting final matchup that doesn't involve a Chicago team embarassing itself and letting us down!! And what a game! It was a blast. We made chicken wings, chicken nuggets, french fries, veggies and dip, and sooo much more! it was fun.
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Shabbat Dinner - (1/30/2009)
Moishe House and The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) shared in a Shabbat Dinner. It's the perfect way to end the week. Lots of new friends and good food.
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Special Us timezz! - (1/25/2009)
we went to the NPR "Winter Block Party" with lots of art to see and words to hear. William "billy" Upski Wimsatt spoke about the state of the nation in hip hop
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Prefuse 73-RJD2-Disco Biscuits In Concert! - (1/24/2009)
It was another fun concert with Moishe House Chicago. VIPs baby!!
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Shabbat Happy Hour - (1/23/2009)
In a different form of separating Shabbat from the regular week we gathered at a local bar for some drinks, food and good company.
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Inauguration Night!! - (1/20/2009)
We hung out and celebrated the election of Barack Obama.
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Poker Night - (1/13/2009)
Our (semi) monthly poker extravaganza!!1
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Uptown Cafe volunteering - (1/11/2009)
We went to Uptown Cafe, the Jewish Federation's anti-hunger program, to serve brunch. It was a nice Sunday morning.
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Brunch 2009 - (1/1/2009)
We welcomed in the New Year with bagels, eggs and potatoes. YUMMERSS!!
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NYE Throwdown! Goodbye 2008 Forever! - (12/31/2008)
We celebrated New Years Eve with some of our most loyal members. We went to Madison and really had a great great time. Saying goodbye to 2008 wasn't easy, but like many things in life, it had to be done.
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Dinner and Game Night - (12/28/2008)
We played games and ate homemade dumplings!!!! yay!
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article discussion - (12/18/2008)
we got some pizza and talked about our awesome economy
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New Years Bash - (12/31/2007)
We had a blowout new years party.
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Arts n' smarts n' crafts - (12/19/2007)
Everyone bring your own project you've wanted to work on for a while and not made time for, or just come and we'll find something to work on.
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Ice Skating - (12/16/2007)
Thank goodness for long underwear! We went ice skating in the beautiful Millenium Park in downtown Chicago. It was a cold day and a small group but still a lot of fun.
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Tikkun Olam - (12/16/2007)
We made collages on cards to be sold to raise money for a camp for kids with cancer.
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Beer and Politics - (12/13/2007)
We went to the Maproom, a cool Chicago bar w/ a vast beer selection, equipped w/ articles and laptops, and had a general, informational, discussion about the upcoming election. then we ate nachos.
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Hanukkah Party - (12/4/2007)
We celebrated the first night of Hanukkah together as a community. We light candles, ate latkes and played dreidel. It was a wonderul evening with a great group of new people!
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Tuesday at Uptown - (11/27/2007)
Moishe House Chicago spent another Tuesday night volunteering at the Uptown Cafe. It was another warm evening spent inside serving Chicago residents kosher dinner and friendly conversation.
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Loker and Gvetch Mright - (11/26/2007)
A fun Monday night of pizza and poker! What better way to start off the week than starting it at the Moishe House with friends and a good game? We started the evening off with yummy handmade pizzas and ended with a $35 jackpot in Ilana's pocket after a few hours of poker!
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Potluck Shabbat - (11/16/2007)
We had a wonderful Shabbat dinner over at our house. Our house was filled with new and old friends, with some delicious dishes to pass. It was quite a relaxing evening.
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Summer in the Fall - (11/13/2007)
We had a wonderful visit with Summer this month! It was great to finally meet her and have some fun together as a Moishe House, with mustaches and pumpkins of course.
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Pilsen Art Walk Part Deux - (11/9/2007)
We went back for another walk in Pilsen. Galleries galore! We had a blast.
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Chicago Jazz - (11/5/2007)
We went to the Chicago Cultural Center to check out some Jazzy stuff. It was nice.
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Ethiopian Shabbat - (11/3/2007)
Moishe House Chicago went to the South Side for a shabbat service.
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Flag Football! - (11/1/2007)
We played flag football on the grass across the street. Like we were back in eight grade. Blitz!!
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Pumpkinpalooooza - (10/28/2007)
Hey we had some pumpkin fun! Carving, baking, eating, watching football....the works! It was an entire day of fun...yeeehooosie!
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Shabbat Dinner - (10/26/2007)
We, again, had some good friends over for a nice and quaint shabbat. For the first time we all sat around the table and talked and talked and talked until what felt like forever. It was very nice.
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Israeli Movie Night - (10/17/2007)
We watched Ushpizin "Guests"; a film by Gidi Dar starring Shuli Rand. This award winning film is about an orthodox couple who are down on their luck and pray for a miracle. Their prayers are answered in the form of a large sum of money. The gift leads to the arrival of two uninvited "guests" and the couple are left wondering...have they found gds favor or is this just a test of their devotion.
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Pilsen Art Walk - (10/12/2007)
Art Walk in Pilsen, the 2nd Friday of every month art galleries open there doors and invite people in for wine, cheese and art... We met in Pilsen saw some great art and ate the best Mexican food in Chicago.
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Shabbat Dinner - (10/5/2007)
We had a bunch of friends (five new!) over for shabbat. A friend's parents made schnitzel it was delishhh! MMYUM. What a blast.
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Ultimately Cool Frisbee! - (9/27/2007)
This past Thursday we planned an Ultimate game for the afternoon. Unfortunately not as many people showed up as we had hoped, but we still had a fun time tossing the frisbee around and eating dinner together. We also had Taj, the Moishe House community dog, to entertain us. We have a great field to play in that is right across the street from our house! It was beautiful weather for running around.
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Community Meeting - (9/20/2007)
We held a pizza-dinner Moishe House meeting last Thursday. We wanted our first official event to be an introduction to Moishe House for our friends. We wanted to generate ideas for programming and thoughts about our future goals for the year with our friends so we could beginning planning our year knowing that we were striking the interests of our community. It turned out to be a great event, with tasty pizza from the local Pizza Metro, and a good discussion following. And don't forget the fruit!
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Apples 'N' Honey - (9/15/2007)
We hosted a dinner and a party to help bring in the new year and welcome people to our new home.
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