Report reveals challenges Orthodox Jews face in seeking a spouse “Our responsibility as brothers and sisters is to be proactively engaged in making sure the other is whole in every way,” said the executive vice president of the Orthodox Union. Dec. 12, 2024
Online AI-powered Jewish speed-dating event hopes to draw 5,000 people The event, held hours after Tu B’Av (the “Day of Love”) bills itself as the “biggest speed-dating event ever.” Howard Blas Aug. 16, 2024
Moving from ‘I probably won’t’ to ‘I do’: Getting millennials to the ‘chuppah’ “I’d have to call no-marriage the silent killer,” says media matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom. “No marriage, no kids—it’s tough on the Jewish future.” Deborah Fineblum Aug. 15, 2024
Meet, pray, love: Florida retreat helps singles ease into the Jewish holidays “It set a very good foundation for me to start out the year,” said attorney Sara Shulevitz-Vorhandin, who attended the Rosh Hashanah program in Miami Beach in 2017. Sergio Carmona Sept. 6, 2023
Dating site boots former ‘Jewish Press’ editor who was part of Capitol riots When Elliot Resnick added information about Jan. 6, 2021 to his SawYouAtSinai profile, he was kicked off the dating platform. Sept. 1, 2023
Jewish matchmaker, of Netflix fame, to host Chicago singles event on Labor Day “People are desperate to go out now and have events in person,” said Aleeza Ben Shalom, host of the show “Jewish Matchmaking.” Bradley Martin Aug. 29, 2023
New matchmaking program in Gulf to serve Jewish singles JSG (“Jewish Singles in the Gulf”) debuts with a website offering participants to fill out a questionnaire and receive recommendations. Nov. 1, 2021
Some Jewish singles battle loneliness, others find creative approaches to time Lee Hendelman, a copywriter from Queens, N.Y., said that while he initially worried about “losing time” to dating as COVID-19 raged on, he has gotten in better shape, saved money and enjoyed his own company. Heather Robinson Feb. 10, 2021
Mayim Bialik offers some much-needed laughs during a not-so-funny time The star of “Blossom” and “The Big Bang Theory” (and now single mother of two) appears in a new weekly sitcom, “Call Me Kat.” Heather Robinson Feb. 4, 2021