Posts Tagged: Jewish Dating
Sex Before Marriage Off Limits to Orthodox Jewish Woman in New Dating Memoir
When actor Steve Carell starred in 2005’s The 40-Year-Old Virgin, many laughed. His character was so dorky that no woman wanted to sleep with him. What’s...
This Event Helps Create Jewish Marriages; You Can Too
Before she died, my mother told me to help people find their soulmates. She made 15 marriages as a matchmaker. While I’ve made a few, what...
Brooklyn Man Hopes to Open a New Chapter of Jewish Dating
At many recent Passover seders, sometime after the four questions were asked, a fifth one was posed by a parent or grandparent: “So, when are...
Ellen DeGeneres Seeks Match for Jewish Assistant, Tells Dating Prospects: ‘You Probably Will Pay’ (VIDEO)
TV superstar Ellen DeGeneres is trying to set up her Jewish personal assistant with a nice girl and is offering members of the public a...
Rabbi Says JDate Lawsuit Against JSwipe is Not Kosher
A lawsuit filed by JDate against competing Jewish digital dating company JSwipe would be frowned on by Jewish law, a rabbi recently told Forbes in a report...
Time Out Features Single Lady Who Likes ‘Big Schlubby Jewish Comedians’
A profile published Wednesday in Time Out New York highlighted a 25-year-old Brooklyn woman who claimed she is attracted to chubby Jewish comedians, Maxim Deputy Editor...
New York Times Lost in Yiddish Translation: ‘Yentas Are Busybodies, Not Matchmakers’
The New York Times issued a comical correction on Sunday over the misuse of the Yiddish word "yenta" in an article about a Jewish...
Daily Beast Writer Describes Her Week on ‘Jewish Tinder’: More Attractive Guys Than Usual Dating Site
Daily Beast writer Emily Shire on Monday relayed tales of her week on the dating app JSwipe, complete with details about the non-Jews and...
London’s Northern Line Takes Jewish Love Underground
Forget about Jdate or any other matchmaking website that may connect you with a Jewish partner--London's Northern line is the place to meet your Jewish...
Thoughtful Adventures of Jewish Identity
"Union Square Park in Manhattan was the scene of a nighttime festival," author Theodore Ross excitedly remarks, as he seeks out the 2010 "Sukkah City"...
iPhone App Gives Jewish Singles a New Way to Find Each Other
The next generation of web-based Jewish dating goes beyond simply logging into an account and creating a profile. Yenta is a new iPhone application that uses...
The Danger of Paper
When I began dating a cute guy with an incredible education and job, I felt like I had found the kind of man that only...
Saving and Educating Jews are Acts of Holiness
In the book 'Defiance' (which was later made into a Hollywood film staring Liev Schreiber), the wife of a partisan says following World War II:...
From Paris to Perth, A Happy Family of Jewish Immigrants
New York City has no shortage of Jewish organizations for young singles and couples. Some catalyze support for Israel, or stress attendee self-improvement, offering lectures...
