Background
Moishe House was created in Oakland, CA in January 2006 by David Cygielman, Moishe House CEO, and American philanthropist Morris B. Squire. Two weeks after opening its first house in Oakland, a second house opened in San Francisco. The idea for Moishe House came from Cygielman's observation that there was a lack of programming options for Jews who had graduated from college but had not yet settled down with a family. To fill this void, Moishe House has developed a creative, cost-effective and scalable model for building vibrant, peer-based Jewish communities and learning opportunities designed for Jewish young adults in their 20’s.
From its inception until 2008, Moishe House was solely funded by Morris B. Squire. In 2008, when Squire could no longer support the organization on his own, Cygielman secured non-profit 501(c)3 charity tax status for Moishe House and the organization was then able to start receiving tax-deductible donations and grants.
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