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Shani Leiman with Zivia Reischer

I liked Tzipi as soon as I met her. It was hard not to — what stood out about her was the easy way she related to people. She had a huge, light-up-her-face smile, and every conversation left the other person grinning too.

“So,” she asked me, as our get-to-know-you session wound down, “do you have any ideas for me?”

I did. She reminded me of a boy I’d seen at many events at my husband’s yeshivah. I’d never spoken to him for more than a few seconds (“Thank you so much for your help”; “My pleasure, anytime,”) but I’d observed enough of his interactions with the people around him to know that he was perfect for Tzipi, and she was perfect for him.

“Actually, Tzipi, I know a guy that is literally your other half. He’s perfect for you. Let me contact him and see what we can do.”