Jewish Future Depends on Proactive Matchmaking, Not Just Prayer
Summarized from The Jerusalem Post by baba
Aleeza Ben Shalom, director of Jewish Continuity at World Mizrachi, urges the Jewish community to adopt a more proactive and organized approach to matchmaking to ensure Jewish continuity. She criticizes the current hands-off strategy, which relies heavily on hope and prayer, and contrasts it with the community's organized efforts in other areas. Ben Shalom calls for individuals, rabbis, and community leaders to actively facilitate introductions and connections among Jewish singles, drawing inspiration from biblical examples of proactive matchmaking to strengthen the Jewish future.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Aleeza Ben Shalom advocates for proactive community involvement in matchmaking to secure the Jewish future.
- She criticizes the current unstructured and disorganized approach to helping Jewish singles find partners.
- Ben Shalom contrasts passive matchmaking with the community's organized efforts in education and Israel programs.
- She draws inspiration from the biblical story of Abraham sending Eliezer to find a wife for Isaac.
- Ben Shalom challenges individuals to make thoughtful introductions and encourages community-wide matchmaking efforts.
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