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YUConnects Pay It ForWed
Did you know that YUConnects has many resources for newly engaged couples?
Check out our website to see what we offer. And, your donation to our non-profit will entitle you to unique tefilla cards for use at your chuppa. Should you be blessed with making a Simcha, your support of YUConnects can ensure others benefit as well. What a beautiful way to "
Pay it ForWed!"
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SUN - Singles Uniting Network
New initiative to help singles in your community!
What: Periodic meetings of singles to network and act as matchmakers for each other.
Where: Each Shul will appoint a facilitator who will run and host the meetings of singles at their home
For more information: read the article
here and contact David Katzoff at SinglesUnitingNetwork@gmail.com
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Read about events, activities and great links for hot topics in dating!
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Center for the Jewish Future
Yeshiva University
500 W 185th St., Furst Hall 419
New York, New York 10033
646-592-4259
yuconnects@yu.edu
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When:
Thursday, Nov. 21
@ 8 pm
Who:
Men and women in their 20's
Where:
Congregation Bnai Yeshurun in Teaneck, NJ
Price
:
$10 payable at the event
What: Conversation on Dating Trends & Topics in 2020.
Register: Click
HERE to register.
Information:
yuconnects@yu.edu or
646-592-4259
Trivia Night
When: Motzei Shabbos, Dec. 7 @ 8 pm
Who:
Modern Orthodox, Ages 25-32
Price: $20
What: Trivia Night
Where: Teaneck
Questions? 516-319-7252
Shabbos in Lawrence
When: Shabbos Nov. 22-23
Who: Ages 39-55
Where: Lawrence, NY
Price: $159
Rooftop Singles
Who: Ages 25-32
Where: Life Fitness Club, Lawrence, NY
Price: $30 (prepay) $45 (at door)
RSVP
: venmo@rooftopsingles
Meet in Motown
When: Friday-Sunday, Dec. 13-15
Who: Professionals in their 30s and 40s
Where: Metro Detroit
Price: $250
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OP-Ed
by Mindy Eisenman, MSW
Reprinted from
The Jewish Press
Many parents wish their children could date "the way we dated." However, it is 2019, and we need to work the best we can within the present system.
Several weeks ago, The Jewish Press published an op-ed titled, "Stop Asking For Pictures Of My Daughter." While I admire the author's desire to ban photos from "shidduch resumes," dating life is complex, and wishful thinking that shidduch photos can be done away with does little to address contemporary realities.
Certainly, it's everyone's right not to send a photo. And, yes, some people don't want to see a picture. But let's face facts. Our young adults have the technological capacity to find photos (and more) with a click of their keyboard, or phone.
Dating suggestions now come from far and wide; they aren't limited to our own social spheres or circles. The vast majority of those dating nowadays quickly "google" a prospective shidduch or research his or her social media history. Do you want that long-buried, unflattering photo to be the first one viewed by a perspective date? Should your child's selfie from a high school Shabbaton make the first impression?
You now have a choice. You can withhold a great picture and hope your child never posted an unflattering photo anytime anywhere, or you could send a picture that you and your child like - one of your own choosing.
Parents of daughters may complain that the expectation to send a picture is hurtful, and we can all agree that a single photograph is a poor barometer of future marital happiness. However, these same parents watch their sons scour photos before accepting dates and can't convince them to act otherwise. Let's also please keep in mind that many girls/women also decline boys/men because of looks and photos too. It's happening on both ends.
While this reality may be disappointing to us parents, we need to recognize there are many layers, sensitivities, and complexities in the dating world today. From digital communication (texting, WhatsApp, social media posts) to myriad dating apps, life simply isn't the same. We raised the millennial generation differently.
It therefore is difficult to speak about the "picture" issue in a vacuum. No one formula suits all. At YUConnects, where I work, we work hard to instill in our members proper values in searching for a mate. We train our matchmakers to be sensitive to this generation's specific dating preferences. And we often create multiple portals of entry for singles today, including comfortable social events and opportunities for people to meet face to face.
After all, everyone agrees that a warm smile and twinkling eye is more flattering than any photo. May Hashem bless everyone with the ability to find a happy match.
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Shiur Spotlight
of the Month
Ahavas Yisrael:
Best Practices in Dating
by Rabbi Ahron Ciment
and Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky
to listen
on YUTorah!
Click Here
to listen to more Shiurim on the YUTorah/YUConnects page
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Help Us Make More Matches!
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Special thanks to the
who offer
continuous guidance and support.
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YUConnects Staff
Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky,
Director-
esobolof@yu.edu
Mindy Eisenman, Staff Connector-
meisenma@yu.edu
Marjorie Glatt,
Special Projects Coordinator- mglatt@yu.edu
Rachel Novick,
Administrator- rachel.novick@yu.edu
Naomi Landsman,
Bergen County Regional Connector-
mnlands@aol.com
Malky Galler,
Long Island Regional Connector- M
alky.galler@yu.edu
Karen Raskas,
Social Work Intern- karenraskas@gmail.cm
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