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Moishe House VI. 34 Király street |
After London, Beijing, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Warsaw, Wienna and more than 20 cities in the US in September 2009 the Budapest Moishe house has opened its gates at 34. Király street, in the heart of the Jewish district.
Moishe house is a cutting edge initiative to facilitate revival of Jewish life among young adults by the means of grass roots and independent programming. The Moishe house foundation provides subsidies for young Jews who move together and create a Moishe house, where they organize events and create a community - according to their own ideals, to their friends and the friends of their friends. Anna, Sophie and Esther - the first residents of the first Moishe House in Budapest - throw creative and exiting events for young adults throughout the year. Friday evening democratic minyen, common celebration on holidays, creative workshop from recycled materials, social action group and more. For up-to-date info and photos about the programs, and the project in general visit www.moishehouse.org or look for us on Facebook!
11th December, Friday
19.00 Egalitarian Kabalath shabbath
20.00 Virtual Jewish space - Why is it good to have a coffee in a Jewish district?
- Discussion with Ruth Ellen Gruber
Ruth Ellen Gruber is a writer and journalist who has brought the concept of “virtual Jewish space” into the attention of academic research. The term refers to the various Jewish districts in Europe that ate filled with Jewish content – by Jews and non-Jews. On the opening night of Chanukah we will look at the various initiatives for reviving Jewish culture in Europe, and how space, and thus the Jewish district – becomes part of people’s identity construction.
18th December, Friday
19.00. Egalitarian Kabalath Shabat
20.00. Dinner
20.30. Discussion with Richárd Papp (anthropologist): Why Mr. Kohn needs four refrigerators?
The lecture-discussion will be a summary based on a book published recently by Richárd Papp: he examines the much analyzed topic of Jewish humor so that he is not just collecting a list of jokes and anecdotes, and he also does not examine it as a phenomenon of city folklore. Instead of this he reveals the meaning and experienced content of humor in everyday life and in various life situations within a Jewish community, mostly within the cultural practice of Bethlen square synagogue.