Over the past three years, Moishe House has been developing a cost-effective, scalable model for building vibrant, peer-based Jewish communities and learning opportunities for Jewish young adults in their twenties. The center of Moishe House's approach to Jewish community building is an open and welcoming Jewish home, created by a group of 3-5 young adults. The residents of each Moishe House are a group of twenty-something's who come from a variety of Jewish backgrounds ranging from liberal to traditional. What they all share is a strong eagerness to create a home that becomes a hub of Jewish life for their young adult peers.

Each house is unique in its programming and personality. The programming offered in each house includes social service programs, religious opportunities, inter-cultural dialogue, book clubs, Yiddish classes, outdoor adventures, and much more. Each Moishe House hosts between 50 and 300 young Jewish adults each month. The programming of each house is shared through the online Moishe House community as well as through annual retreats for Moishe House residents.

Take a look around at our blog or our pictures, as well as the resident bios and calendar programs to see what Moishe House is all about.

"I am 22 years old and I came to South Africa from America over a month ago to volunteer for a period of time. I did not know anyone when I arrived in this country and through contacting various Jewish organizations I was introduced to the residents of the Moishe House, Cape Town. They have taken me in with open arms in more ways then I could ever have asked for. They have provided me with friends, helped me network my way into the professional world, provided me with Shabbat dinners, as well as their home and company before I embark on my next volunteer mission. Their home embodies the true sense of a Jewish community."

- Aliza Waxman
Participant, Cape Town