Moishe House D.C. in the news

The delightful house that put me up during the Inauguration just made The Washington Post. The article makes some nice points about what draws twentysomething Jews to Moishe House events rather than other Jewish groups or shul, including this one:

"No one is asking you for money or your time, or telling you to get married," Adam Gerber, 24, said at a recent dinner. "It's just about having a good time with other Jews."

Speaking of Moishe House, I just discovered Stranger writer Eli Sanders' 2007 piece on the subject, and it's a gem.

Moishe House in "The Jewish Week"

Pretty thorough piece. Then there's this:

Yadgar said the Hoboken house attracted a younger crowd and had more parties; in Great Neck the events have more Jewish content.

That’s the point, according to co-founder Cygielman. There is no overall formula, but rather an attempt to find the right fit for each community.

He noted, for example, that the organized Jewish community “has been so unsuccessful in programming for this age group” because they still make the mistake of combining 20s and 30s in their offerings. “They think a 25-year-old and a 35-year-old are the same, but they’re not. We’re targeting a specific group” who are between the college years and their late 20s.

Honestly, in a world where adultolescent is an increasingly recognized term, I'm not sure combining twentysomethings and thirtysomethings is such a bad idea. But maybe I'm out of touch; after all, I did just turn 30.