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1/3/08 - Start the year with a bad habit...Poker N…
1.3 - MHP had Mr. Coren--poker extraordinaire and Becky's daddy-- teach us the tricks of the trade and act as Dealer during our first poker night.
1/12/08 - Black Tie Bowling
1.12 - We got all dressed up and put our bowling shoes on!
1/16/08 - Chana Rothman Concert
1.16 - Chana Rothman rocked it out at World Cafe Live!
1/18/08 - Heymish Potluck Shabbat
1.18 - Heymish, the traveling minyan, tried our house out for Shabbat and a sweet potluck. Mmmm...
1/25/08 - MH Retreat!
1.25 - 1.27 - Moishe House Retreat in Santa Barbara!!
1/29/08 - Game Night
1.29 - We played some Scrabble and an awesome game about Jewish genetic diseases
1/30/08 - Ice Skating
1.30 - One of own is a former ice dancer...yes, a true professional...
2/2/08 - Becksta's Rasta Bday
2.2 - Jah Love! DJ Raz had us groovin', and the fun was flowing. Happy Birthday Bob and Becky!
2/5/08 - Super (Duper!) Tuesday
2.5 - We hung out at a local spot to watch the results of the primaries.
2/22/08 - 1/2 Shekel Shabbat
2.22 - 1/2 Shekel Shabbat - We had some awesome speakers talk to us about Tikkun Olam, in general and as it related to this week's Parsha.
2/23/08 - US Night!
2.23 - US Night - Lolita and BYOT!
2/24/08 - Tikkun Olam at Penn's Soup Kitchen
2.24 - Tikkun Olam - We volunteered at a nearby soup kitchen, serving dinner and making sandwiches for the guests.
2/28/08 - Poker: Round 2
2.28 - Poker - Round 2!
3/9/08 - Righteous Indignation Book Launch
3.9 - Book Launch - We went to the Righteous Indignation book launch party for MHBoston's Margie Klein. Go Margie!
3/13/08 - Star Wars rocks
3.13 - Star Wars at the Franklin Institute - We went to the exhibit after crashing a Wachovia happy hour.
3/14/08 - Heymish Shabbat and Potluck
3.14 - Heymish Shabbat - Heymish made us their permanent home - and we're happy to have them!
3/22/08 - Purim @ MHP
3.22 - Purim - We celebrated the holiday in style, and costumes, and revelry.
3/27/08 - Poker: The Trilogy
3.27 - Monthly Poker game...this time, no Mr. Coren :(
3/29/08 - Israeli Film Festival
3.29 - Israeli Film Festival - Etgar Keret (former Sefer Scenario author!) directed this lovely little film entitled Meduzot (Jellyfish)
3/30/08 - US Night!
3.30 - US Night! - during the day! We went to La Croix for a DELISH brunch buffet!!!
4/4/08 - Heymish Shabbat and Potluck
4.4 Heymish - We had another great round of Heymish with some new faces and great people!
4/6/08 - Sefer Scenario goes to Third
4.6 - Sefer Scenario - Book club went to see Wendy Wasserstein's play Third, which we read!
4/8/08 - Labor Seder
4.8 - Labor Seder - We attended a Labor Seder by the Jewish Labor Committee in Philadelphia
4/11/08 - Urban Sustainability Shabbat
4.11 - Urban Sustainability Shabbat - The Jewish Farm School were our guest speakers!
4/13/08 - Urban Sustainability Workshop
4.13 - Urban Sustainability workshop at Jewish Farm School in West Philly - We helped plant a garden!
4/20/08 - MHP Passover Seder
5/4/08 - Broad Street Rizzle
5.4 - Broad Street Rizzle - Team MHP smoked the Broad Street run's infamous competition. Holla atcha boy!
5/5/08 - Pardes@MHP
5.5 - Pardes comes to MHP! - We had the dean of Pardes Institute in Jerusalem, Dr. David Bernstein, at our house for a discussion commemorating Yom HaShoah.
5/12/08 - Yoga@MHP
5.12 - Yoga@MHP - Our very own, private yoga session!
5/15/08 - Falafel w/Afilalo
5.15 - Falafel w/Afilalo - We had a thoughtful and intellectually stimulating discussion about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict
5/18/08 - Israel Love Parade
5.18 - Israel Day Parade - So many Jews, all in one place - it was AMAZING!
5/31/08 - JEWBILEE
Happy 60th Israel, Welcome Home Steve, and Happy Bar-Mitzvah to all!...and to all a good night!
5/19/08 - Yoga@MHP
5.19 - Yoga@MHP - Round 2 of our personal instruction
6/4/08 - Jewish Law Day
6.4 - Jewish Law Day - Our very own Rebecca Coren won the Abraham Gafni Award for Social Justice - go Becs!!!
6/7/08 - Pottery Making
6.7 - Pottery Making - We did paint your own pottery...and it was purdy!
6/8/08 - You Don't Mess with the Zohan
6.8 - You Don't Mess - We went to see the new Adam Sandler movie!!!
6/9/08 - Yoga@MHP
6.9 - Private Yoga session
6/13/08 - Heymish Shabbat
6.13 - Heymish Shabbat - no pics were taken due to the religious nature of the event
6/14/08 - MHP Book Club
6.14 - MHP Book Club - We had brunch and discussed Nadine Gordimer's The Conservationist
6/16/08 - Yoga@MHP
6.16 - Private yoga session at the house
6/23/08 - Yoga@MHP
6.23 - Private yoga at the house
6/28/08 - MoisheEATSPhilly - Vietnamese
6.28 - Installment 1 of MHP Eating Club. We went to Nam Phuong. It was delish!
6/30/08 - Yoga@MHP
6.30 - Another awesome private yoga session
7/7/08 - Yoga@MHP
7.7 - Another private yoga session
7/9/08 - Brew Club
7.9 - MHP is doin' a home brew!
7/11/08 - Heymish Shabbat and Birthright Alumni Di…
7.11 - We combined our regular monthly travelling minyan with a great Middle Eastern Shabbat dinner, especially for Birthright Alumni!
7/13/08 - Ethiopian Movie Night & Discussion
7.13 - We watched a documentary on the Flasha - Ethiopian Jews - and their struggle to get to Israel. We also ate delicious Injera bread and veggie Ethiopian cuisine!
7/14/08 - US Night - Gardening
7.14 - We spruced up our backyard with some flowers and herbs
7/15/08 - Yoga@MHP
7.15 - Private Yoga...Cyndi's baaaack!
7/18/08 - Shabbat @ Sterling Glen
7.18 - We did services for the residents of a nursing home. They loved it!
7/19/08 - Welcome MHP 2.0 Salsa and Sangria Party
7.19 - Party for the new people!
7/22/08 - Yoga@MHP
7.22 - Cyndi made us do several, lengthy stints in low pushup...not fair, not fair at all...
7/24/08 - MoisheEATSPhilly! - Jerk
7.24 - Eating club went to Jamaican Jerk Hut for something authentic Jamaican Jerk...
7/29/08 - Yoga@MHP
7.29 - Another private yoga session with Cyndi!
8/5/08 - Yoga@MHP
8.5 - Birthday yoga with Cyndi!
8/6/08 - Brew Club
8.6 - This was the night we uncorked our brew and tested out our skills. Verdict: Amazingness!
8/8/08 - Heymish Shabbat and Potluck
8.8 - Our monthly services met and we had a yummy potluck dinner afterward
8/9/08 - Becca's Bday Bash
8.9 - Resident MHPer, Rebecca, turned 26, and we had a party!!
8/10/08 - MHP Book Club
8.10 - We read Burnt Bread and Chutney, a memoir of and Indian Jewish girl, and discussed it over veggie Indian food. MMMmmmmm.
8/12/08 - Yoga@MHP
8.12 - Private yoga. Ommm.
8/14/08 - MoisheEATSPhilly
8.14 - Monthly Eating club. We went for Thai food.
8/17/08 - Field Day
8.17 - We played capture the flag, M-O-I-S-H-E (like Horse), and had a water balloon toss!
8/19/08 Yoga@MHP
Cyndi's last class before she left for grad school @NYU. We'll miss you Cyndi!
8/22/08 - Back on my Feet Shabbat
8.22 - Rae and Adam run with a group comprised of homeless men and women as well as volunteers a few times a week. One of the founding members came to speak at our house and we had a potluck dinner.
9/4/08 - MoisheEATSPhilly
9.4 - We went to Zorbas near the Art Museum for some tasty Greek bites. Yumm!
9/6/08 - Voter Registration
9.6 - We did some phone research for the Obama campaign in preparation for some more community organizing!
9/9/08 - Yoga@MHP
9.9 - More yoga at Starr Gardens
9/11/08 - Brew Club
9.11 - We brewed another tasty beverage!
9/12/08 - Heymish Shabbat and Potluck
9.12 - Jeremy and Kevin were in town for our monthly Shabbat services and delicious veggie potluck!
9/16/08 - Yoga@MHP
9.16 - More Yoga with Kadie!
9/19 - 9/21/08 - InterMoishe Camping Trip
9.19-9.21 - We went camping with MHHoboken and MHSilver Spring in French Creek, PA. It was awesome!
9/23/08 - Yoga@MHP
9.23 - Yoga. Kadie. Sweet.
9/25/08 - Challah Baking
9.25 - We baked Challah with an expert! Yay Challah!
9/27/08 - Apples 'n Hunnies!!!
9.27 - Our second annual Apples 'n Hunnies bash at Kildare's pub. Oh yeah!
10/3/08 - Heymish!
10.3 - The first Heymish of 5769!!
10/7/08 - Yoga@MHP
10.7 - Another great session!
10/7/08 - Presidental Debates
10.7 - We watched them at our house and made comments all the way through!
10/9/08 - Break fast
10.9 - We invited over friends and family to break the fast with us at MHP
10/12/08 - Sukkah Building
10.12 - We built our own Sukkah and made beautiful decorations!
10/12/08 - Eagles Watch/Brew Club
10.12 - We watched the Eagles and tasted our Nutty Buddy Ale!!!
10/17/08 - Shabbat around the World
10.17 - We had a sustainable Shabbat in our Sukkah with speakers!!!
10/19/08 - Book Club
10.19 - We had brunch at the house and discussed The Human Stain.
10/29/08 - Yachad
10.29 - For Rosh Chodesh we had a peer led discussion on the origins of the holiday and an arts and crafts project!
11/2/08 - Mitzvah Mania
11.2 - We cleaned up Wissahickon Park with other young Jews in the area.
11/4/08 - Yes we DID!
11.4 - Election night partay!!!!
11/7/08 - Heymish
11.7 - Another wonderful potluck and services with our favorite minyan.
11/11/08 - Yoga!
11.11 - We went old school style with yoga at the house instead of Starr Gardens
11/14/08 - Shabbat @ Sterling Glen
11.14 - We did services at a nursing home for the residents
11/15/08 - MoisheEATSPhilly
11.15 - We went to Kingdom of Vegetarians - it was yummmmy!
11/18/08 - Yoga!
11.18 - We had another round of yoga
11/22/08 - US Time Lunch @ Memphis Taproom
11.22 - We had a lovely brunch together!
11/22/08 - Wine Swap!
11.22 - We did it last year and we brought it back - wine swap!
11/25/08 - Yoga!
11.25 - A little pre-Thanksgiving yoga for our bellies!
12/2/08 - Yoga!
12.2 - More MHP Yoga
12/4/08 - Holiday Cocktail Party
12.4 - We showed everyone how to make some great cold-weather drinks!
12/7/08 - Soup Kitchen
12.7 - We volunteered at a Soup Kitchen in West Philadelphia
12/9/08 - Yoga!
12.9 - A little midweek yoga to perk us up!
12/12/08 - Heymish and Potluck
12.12 - Another great service and veggie potluck with our favorite traveling minyan.
12/14/08 - Gifts on the Cheap
12.14 - We showed everyone how to save a little cash and still give great gifts!
12/16/08 - Yoga!
12.16 - Yoga at Starr Gardens before the holidays...hip openers...