Group therapy in a blog.
Meet Me at Shul
It’s been said (or rather, sung) that what the world needs now is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.
But you know what the world really needs? More Jewish dating sites!!!
Here’s MeetMeAtShul, which, in addition to being another free Jewish dating site, has the added benefit of a URL that can be read two ways–“Meet Me At Shul” or “Meet Meat Shul.” (If I founded it, would you go to the MeetMeat Shul? And what would they serve at kiddush? Just curious.)
So few Jews even go to shul, what are the odds of meeting someone new? Or meating someone new? (Or meeting someone, nu?!)
i agree with Benji. very few Jews in the 20’s and 30’s bracket attend shul on a regular basis, if at all. the ones that do go regularly or semi-often are typically already married. for Jews that are not overly religious but only date within the faith, they rely on friends to introduce them to other single Jews. this way, they don’t have to pay outrageous fees for online dating or matchmaking services and aren’t confined to a religious setting to meet other MOT’s. does it work? sometimes.
Benji, maybe you should try going to shul…you might find meat or meet a find. Although I wouldn’t know where to find a shul in Tel Aviv.
Of course the exception is the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where you can go to shuls full of singles for years and not find anyone. So I’ve heard.
I think Heather’s on to something…friends, let’s go, start introducing your friends to each other! Let’s get this party started.
I must say, that I actually met my fiance at shul. Perhaps I’m the rare early 20’s young Jewish woman. I’m a black female, converted to Judaism officially last year, and attend shul at least 3 times per month for Shabbat. If I can meet someone at shul, believe me, there is definitely hope out there because I never thought I would.
We have enough sites, we have no enough people who want to have family. More than a year ago “Moscow times” published an article about difficulties experienced by Russian-speaking Jews in US. More than 30 000 of them have been registered with http://www.jdate.com, but have NO luck to meet a match. Moreover, not many people can afford to use “Shoshanna” or “Sophia”-style matchmakers. I don’t think we need to advertise some new sites at all
Part of the problem with Americans is that they keep their different sets of friends separate instead of bringing everyone together socially. I threw a party once and a friend of mine ASKED ME if he could bring another friend. I thought to myself “what the hell kind of question is that? Of course he can!”. Other people have suggested throwing house parties where I only invite my closest friends. How will people meet people outside their tired old social circles if they don’t bring frinds that others don’t know to parties, or conversely, go to parties where they only know their friend and maybe one or two people. I have seen people have serious relationships and even marry people their friends brought to house parties that no one else knew.
Lots of people go to shul (in the ortho community, don’t know about liberal)… just mostly the guys so it’s next to useless unless you’re trying to impress a girl’s father or grandfather. But it’s a good name, I LoLed