H&S/TD: Jewish dating

this morning (friday 3rd), 4.32-5.00am (repeated 11.32am and 11.32pm), on bbc world service radio 

jewish dating: the race to break the glass (in the heart and soul and the documentary series) (presented by amie liebowitz) 

including interview with …

• aleeza ben shalom, matchmaker and dating coach, netflix show jewish matchmaker

“Amie Liebowitz is on her own quest to understand how traditional dating methods are currently being used in a modern Jewish society in the hope of finding their soulmate.

Dating in the Jewish world can be a struggle – different denominations, beliefs, being Kosher or not Kosher, ideologies and geography makes navigating this world difficult to decode. Apps aren’t nuanced enough, and algorithms don’t account for what the tiny population has to offer.

When the Netflix programme Jewish Matchmaking came about, there was a buzz within the community. Jewish people around the world have been using a shadchan (matchmaker) to create shidduch (matchmaking) for centuries, in the hope of finding their bashert (soulmate, or other half).

At Jewish weddings, the breaking of the glass under the chupah (canopy) does not just represent the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem but also two soulmates finding each other.

From a mass dating event to going through her own matchmaking experience, Amie asks herself the question: is she being open enough to exploring new connections, and can tradition save her love life in this modern world?”

(if you missed it, available at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5tdz or at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0hvpny9)