Dear Editor, I am writing to express my deep anger and frustration about the recent idea being promoted in an ad by a local paper. As a single girl within the Orthodox Jewish community, I have experienced firsthand the difficulties and frustrations of the shidduch crisis. It is disheartening to see so many of my peers struggling to find a suitable match and to see the community at large struggling to address this issue. However, the idea of being promoted by an organization calling themselves “RedSeaSingles” is nothing short of horrifying. For those who may not be aware, the idea is that Pesach programs should host eligible young men free of charge on the condition that they are there to date. This idea is supposedly aimed at “solving the shidduch crisis.” Yet, it is clear to anyone who has thought about this for more than five seconds that whoever came up with this idea is more likely to be a bored yeshiva guy in need of a free vacation than a well-intentioned problem solver. Needless to say, it is appalling that we have reached a point in our community’s dating system where young men feel they can take advantage of the situation and gain a free vacation out of it. This is not a solution to the shidduch crisis. Rather, it is an exploitation of the crisis, and a slap in the face to all of us who are working tirelessly to find our bashert. We must not allow the shidduch crisis to become an excuse for behavior such as this. It is our responsibility, as a community, to ensure that we maintain the values of sincerity and commitment toward the search for a partner. Sincerely, A frustrated girl in shidduchim NOTE: The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of YWN. DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE POSTED ON YWN? SEND IT TO US FOR REVIEW. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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