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n May 4, famously 
known as Star Wars 
Day, Moishe House 
Royal Oak hosted a gathering 
and watch party to celebrate 
the day and month. The origi-
nal six Star Wars films were all 
released in the month of May.
Moishe House is an interna-
tional organization that aims 
to bring together and actively 
engage the young Jewish gen-
eration. Moishe House spans 
more than 27 countries and 
reaches more than 70,000 
young adults around the world 

every year.
Moishe House Royal Oak 
(MoHoRo) is one of the homes 
in Michigan, where a group 
of young Jewish adults live 
together and host Jewish pro-
gramming for their friends and 
the community. 
Sophie Dwoskin is one of the 
current residents of MoHoRo 
and has been living there for 
almost three years. With the 
opportunity of May 4 falling on 
a weekend this year, Dwoskin 
says they simply had to take 
advantage of it. 
“It was Star Wars Day, so 
we had to do something. And 
we just like to do chill social 
events. I think that’s what gets 
people to come,” Dwoskin said. 
Those in attendance went 
on a journey back to a galaxy 
far, far away, as they watched a 
special screening of the classic 
that started it all: Star Wars 
Episode IV – A New Hope, 
released in May 1977. 

“We had people there who 
have watched the film multiple 
times, and then people who 
had never seen it,” Dwoskin 
said. “It was a great way to get 
people together.”
Many in attendance wore 
their Star Wars gear, and 
snacks included little pretzel 
lightsabers.
About 15 people were in 
attendance, ranging from 21 
to 31 years old, around the 
Moishe House age range. 
“With the social events that 
come out of Moishe House, I 
just want people to have fun 
and get to meet other people in 
the young Jewish professional 
Metro Detroit community. 
That’s pretty much the goal,” 

Dwoskin said. 
Whether this becomes a 
yearly event with a new Star 
Wars movie each year will 
not be up to Dwoskin and the 
other three current MoHoRo 
residents, as they’ll all be mov-
ing out of the house at the end 
of July. 
MoHoRo is currently seek-
ing new residents aged 22-32 
who are excited about living 
together and building dynamic 
Jewish community in Detroit. 
Residents stay in the house for 
a minimum of one year. 
Apply to become a MoHoRo 
resident at moishehouse.org/
become-a-resident. Send 
inquiries to lauren.levinson@
moishehouse.org. 

Moishe House Royal Oak, host of the 
Star Wars Day gathering, is currently 
seeking new residents. 

May the Fourth 
Be With You

DANNY SCHWARTZ SENIOR STAFF REPORTER

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VOICE OF A NEW GENERATION
Those in attendance 
watched a special 
screening of Star 
Wars Episode IV 
– A New Hope.

Harrison Biederman, 
Max Rotenberg, Jenn 
Kesler and Melvin Lewis

Jake Fishkind, Alexis 
Potoff, Rayna Allweil, 
Sophie Dwoskin, 
Sarah Schiffer and 
Harrison Biederman

Max Rotenberg, Sophie 
Dwoskin and Jake Fishkind

