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Ben Goutkovitch greets Rachel Devries of Huntington Woods.
Brothers from page 8
was young, and asked Cygielman to
use that name for the program.
There are now 45 Moishe Houses
throughout the United States and
24 in 16 other countries including
Argentina, Australia, China, Israel,
Poland, Russia and South Africa.
Each Moishe House is funded by its
local community. Some are funded by
federations or foundations, and some,
including Detroit, by individual
donors.
A regional director based in
Charlotte, N.C., checks in with the
Royal Oak house every week and
makes frequent visits.
Other than that, it's up to the resi-
dents to plan and carry out programs
designed to attract young Jewish
adults in the community. Most of the
programs are free, and they're open
to all.
In August, the men attended a
national Moishe House conference
in Baltimore with residents from 45
other houses.
"In most of the other houses, the
residents didn't know each other
before they moved in together;' said
Rosenbaum, 25, who grew up in West
Bloomfield, graduated from Michigan
State and is job hunting. "They were
surprised that we all get along so well
and know each other so well:'
The men try to do a Shabbat din-
ner and a Sunday brunch at least
once a month. In addition to the
traditional chicken-and-kugel-style
Friday night meals, they've done
Mexican, Thai and Italian-themed
dinners.
The men confess they don't do
too much of the cooking. Meals
often come from restaurants or
caterers. For a pre-Rosh Hashanah
Shabbat dinner, Ben's mother, Ronit
Goutkovitch Gill of Royal Oak, did all
the cooking.
"We're all on different schedules, so
it's a little hard for us to cook," Josh
Fishman admitted.
They're happy to accommodate
special diets, including strictly
kosher, vegetarian and gluten-free.
Local Programs
During their first year, the Royal Oak
MoHo group held 54 programs that
attracted more than 1,000 young
adults.
They've hosted a Kabbalah study
and meditation session and brought
their mothers in to do cooking
demos. Sometimes they partner with
other organizations, like a recent
New Year's bar night in Royal Oak co-
hosted with NextGen Detroit.
It's not all fun and games. After
the Aug. 11 flood, the men joined
Nechama, the Jewish disaster relief
team, to clean out basements for
some older residents in Oak Park.
They've also pitched in for a cleanup
day on Belle Isle.
They recently formed an advisory
board of friends and people who have
attended their events to help develop
and promote new programs. They
welcome everyone in their target age
group, no matter where they live or
what their religious background is.
"Our goal is to create a place where
people can hang out, meet others and
feel comfortable said Josh Fishman,
26, who graduated from North
Farmington High and Michigan State
and works as a brand ambassador at his
family's cupcake bakery, Just Baked.
"We're open to doing anything, either
in the house or elsewhere. We're mobile,
friendly, attractive..:'
"And we shower daily," added
Rosenbaum with a laugh.
The men have an email mailing
list of people interested in Moishe
House programs. At the end of every
month, they send out the schedule
for the coming month. To get on the
list, leave a message at their Facebook
page, Motor City Moishe House.
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