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Moishe House Celebrates Importance of Flexibility in Global Community Building With Second Virtual Training Conference

By Loán Lake

Moishe House Rome residents pose for photo
Moishe House Rome Residents in Rome, Italy.
On August 22, 2021 more than 400 individuals in the Moishe House community gathered together on over 200 screens to celebrate “The Ultimate ‘Us’ Time,” commemorating a year of hybrid programming during the organization’s annual resident training conference, currently dubbed CouchCon because of its virtual nature for the second year in a row. The program opened with a tikkun olam ritual and reflection led by Moishe House director of Jewish service learning, Jessica Herrmann, and opening remarks by founder and chief executive officer, David Cygielman. Cygielman shared the new initiatives being implemented within the organization and its expanded community-building efforts. Read the full story.