Shared Challenges, Shared Solutions 

For the last 15 years of my life, I’ve been facilitating shidduchim for the girls of my hometown of Toronto.

To be clear, I’m not a shadchan. I’m a shidduch activist. There’s a difference!

While I personally made 12 shidduchim over the years, at this point I focus on ensuring that singles and shadchanim have access to the information, connections, and resources they need.

My activism began organically, without any letterheads or formal organizational backing. When my oldest son and daughter were dating, I became friendly with a few of the shadchanim I was speaking to. Then, after my kids got married, I decided to take advantage of those relationships I had forged. I invited the shadchanim to Toronto, and arranged for them to meet local singles. Once the shadchanim met the young women in person, the hope was that they would redt shidduchim for girls who were now so much more than names on a resume. This arrangement continued for a few years and, baruch Hashem, resulted in many shidduchim being made.