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Tag Archives: shidduch
Want A Shidduch (Match)?
As I was running across the street Thursday evening, an old woman in a van drove past me and yelled out the window, “Do you want a shidduch?” I shook my head. This woman looked scary. “The way you were … Continue reading
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Tagged match, old woman, president of the united states, run for president of the united states, shidduch
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This Week’s Torah Portion Is Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19)
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and YouTube. This week’s parasha is Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19). * We discuss my Saturday night interview with Heshy Fried. * I ask … Continue reading
How To Help Jews Marry Jews
I applaud these ideas. I want to marry a Jew. I might need a little help. Rabbi Asher Lopatin writes: 2)If you are married, invite singles over to your home for Shabbat dinner or lunch. Many homes are just not … Continue reading
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Tagged bashert, intermarriage in israel, lopatin, shabbat dinner, shidduch, tisha b av
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Liami Lawrence Interview
He hosts a radio show in Los Angeles and he hosts regular parties for Jewish singles. We talk on my live cam about his kiruv work introducing striptease to Israel, his flirtation with Christianity last year and his views on … Continue reading
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Tagged aliyah, decent apartment, downward trend, israeli consulate, Jewish Federation, kehila, kehilla, luke ford, shidduch, temple beth, torah portion
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Another Article About Shidduch Dating
Oy, how it hurts my neshama to think about all the pointless sex going on out there. Won’t people ever learn that mind-blowing orgasms with a rapid succession of attractive partners is not the way to achieve lasting happiness? From … Continue reading
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Tagged dating system, long term relationship, neshama, rapid succession, shidduch, social norms
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Can You Order A Miracle?
On the front of RabbiAriKahn.com, the rabbi debunks voodoo Judaism whereby if you do certain rituals at a certain place and recite certain things, you can get a shiduch (marriage) or a job etc. Anything that does not make sense … Continue reading
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Tagged challah, davening, Dennis Prager, kotel, magical potion, shidduch, sweet year
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Orthodoxy’s Shidduch Crisis
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes in the Jerusalem Post: The religious Jewish dating scene is severely broken. In the secular world men and women date by meeting each other at co-ed institutions like school and university or at events like parties … Continue reading
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Tagged ed institutions, jerusalem post, professional matchmakers, rabbi shmuley boteach, religious world, shidduch
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Welcome To The Dating World… One Yeshiva Bochur’s Purim Perspective
Eli M. writes for The Jewish Press: When you are “frozen,” you are being chained to a state of “bochurhood” in which you are suspended between the life you had and the new life that awaits you. Tu B’Shevat is … Continue reading
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