Last week’s cover story, “The Long, Lonely Wait,” drew many responses from readers. Below is a sampling
I was very excited when I saw your cover page last week. The “Shidduch Institute” initiative sounds very positive, even necessary. However, the article left me feeling disappointed.
The “shidduch crisis” is not a national crisis. The frum community spans many countries, and in our modern world, they are all interconnected.
Countless compatible communities across the globe can be part of the solution. We must be ready to be open-minded to the fact that there are communities that share identical values, beliefs, and even cultures. How many couples do you know who originate from different countries yet are happily married?
True, we in the US have enough older singles. But by ignoring the rest of the world when pinpointing the issue and coming up with solutions, we are, in essence, stating that the “solution” will aim at Americans. We thereby compromise the result from the start!
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