34 | OCTOBER 27 • 2022 

NEXT DOR

M

oishe House of Royal Oak 
(MoHoRo) celebrated 
Rosh Hashanah with their 
community this year with a traditional 
tashlich ceremony at the Franklin 
Cider Mill in Bloomfield Hills, on 
Sept. 28. 
“
A group of us gathered together for 
a tashlich hangout where we talked 
about the meaning of tashlich and the 
10-day period of teshuvah,
” Sophie 
Dwoksin, a resident at MoHoRo 
explains. “We also talked about some 
of the historical meaning behind the 
whole meaning of tashlich.
” 
The group also enjoyed the 
sweetness of the new year with cider 
and doughnuts. 
For Yom Kippur, Dwoskin was 
inspired by the Japanese art of 
kintsugi, which also inspired their 
‘Yom Kintsugi’ event where they 
connected the High Holiday theme 
with the art of repair. 
“One night I found a video about 
kintsugi on TikTok, which is the 
Japanese art of repair, and made the 
realization that the meaning connected 

with lessons of Yom Kippur,
” Dwoskin 
added. 
The group gathered at the MoHoRo 
house on Oct. 6, where they used the 
kintsugi style of art while talking about 
the themes of Yom Kippur, reflecting 
on mistakes, forgiving and starting 
anew. 
“They were meaningful, accessible 
and community-centered explorations 
of tradition,
” added Ben Fisher, a 
fellow MoHoRo resident.
The MoHoRo house residents say 
they are happy to create a space where 
community members are able to come 
learn and meet new people. Dwoskin 
feels thankful to those who have 
participated in the MoHoRo events 
and for her roommates Ben Fisher and 
Amy Benson.
“I am looking forward to getting 
more people to come to our events 
to see how amazing and fun we are 
and have our community grow even 
further,
” Dwoskin said. 

To learn more about Moishe House Royal Oak, 

follow them on Instagram @moishehousero or 

email them at moishehousero@gmail.com.

Moishe House 
Royal Oak 
Celebrates the 
High Holidays

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MOISHE HOUSE ROYAL OAK

TOP TO BOTTOM: Michael Gould and Jake Fishkind pose 
for a photo while at Franklin Cider Mill. The MoHoRo 
enjoying cider and doughnuts at the Franklin Cider 
Mill: Amy Benson, Ben Fisher, Hallie Bernstein, Melvin 
Lewis, Annie Cohen and Sophie Dwoskin. Melvin Lewis, 
Harrison Biederman, Hallie Bernstein, Emily Meretsky 
and Haley Ceresnie are all smiles at the MoHoRo Cider 
Mill Tashlich event. TOP RIGHT: The MoHoRo community 
enjoying the Yom Kintsugi event hosted at the MoHoRo 
house: Sam Gendelman, Charlie Gertner, Amy Benson, 
Sam Kirshenbaum, Ben Fisher, Hallie Bernstein, Haley 
Cersenie, Ivan Meisner, Shoshana Applebaum, Justin 
Shafer.

RACHEL SWEET ASSOCIATE EDITOR

