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426
ENGAGEMENTS AND COUNTING!
RECENT ENGAGEMENTS:
Nechama Sklar
of Brooklyn, NY
&
Dovid Roetter
of Oak Park, MI
Matched by
Mrs. Chana Glikin
Ahava Guberman
of Brooklyn, NY
&
Avi Greenberger
of Brooklyn, NY
Matched by
Mrs. Lani Bettinger
Tamar Steele
of Baltimore, MD
&
Asher Gamzo
of Los Angeles, CA
Matched by
Mrs. Adena Hefter
Devorah Tuchman
of Baltimore, MD
&
Jeremy Perlow
of Chicago, IL
Matched by
Mrs. Malky Galler
Ariella Azaraf
of Chicago, IL
&
Jose Behar
of Portland, OR
Matched by
Mrs. Sima Greenstein
Brenda Salamon
of Elizabeth, NJ
&
Moshe Wiznitzer
of Pittsburgh, PA
Matched by
Rabbi & Mrs. Elli and Neeli Portal
Stephanie Jeret
of Long Island, NY
&
Yoni Philipp
of Buffalo Grove, IL
Matched by
Mrs. Shira Sanders
Kaila Blumenthal
of Yardley, PA
&
Chananel Yosef
of Ramat Gan, Israel
Matched by
Mrs. Tamar Koppel
Lindsay Monin
of Woodmere, NY
&
Daniel Felix
of University Heights, OH
Matched by
Mrs. Elana Sasto
Miriam Liebling
of Spring Valley, NY
&
Heshy Roskes
of Baltimore, MD
Matched by
Mrs. Devora Korn
Chaya Isenberg
of Chicago, IL
&
Ephraim Montag
of Flushing, NY
Matched by
Mrs. Estee Soniker
Tehila Kamravapour
of Los Angeles, CA
&
Eitan Abramowtiz
of Boca Raton, FL
Matched by
Mrs. Chadva Fried
Rebecca Polansky
of Far Rockaway, NY
&
Menachem Schwarz
Monsey, NY
Matched by
Mrs. Regina Schild
Rivka Banayan
of Monsey, NY
&
Elliot Polak
Teaneck, NJ
Matched by
Mr. & Mrs. Eric & Pnina Distenfeld
Sara Rothstein
of Baltimore, MD
&
Yosef Brown
Pittsburgh, PA
Matched by
Dr. Tova Weinberg
Batya Bousbib
of Englewood, NJ
&
Shua Naor
Teaneck, NJ
Matched by
Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky
Ashira Feld
of Teaneck, NJ
&
Eli Senter
Teaneck, NJ
Matched by
Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky
UPCOMING EVENTS
Charity Walk-a-thon
Who: Modern Orthodox Machmir, 25-33
When: Sunday, August 23 @ 9:30 a.m.
Where: Teaneck, NJ
What: Meet as you walk and talk! With speed-meeting checkpoints, raffles and games, there will be plenty of action! Covid Kosher: Masks and Social Distancing.
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OP-ED
"Don't Change a Thing!"
by Goldie Krantz
reprinted from Queens Jewish Link
I was running late with errands one day and made a “quick” dash into a supermarket to pick up essentials for dinner. While standing in line for checkout and wondering why the lines I choose never seem to move, I overheard the woman in front of me on her cell phone. From her part of the conversation, I could tell that this was one I wanted to hear play out. All of a sudden, I was hoping for the cashier to call for the manager or for a price check. [I wrote this article before social distancing and COVID-19. I held a few articles in reserve.]
From what I heard, the woman, whom I will refer to as Faigy, was speaking with her son or brother, whom I will refer to as Menachem (she looked mid-40s, so it could have been either) and the subject was shidduchim. From what I was able to gather, Menachem had dated someone, and things didn’t work out, but Menachem seemed hung up about it. Faigy was saying things like, “It wasn’t bashert for the two of you” and “That’s not who you are,” as well as other similar phrases. Oy, it was heartbreaking to (over)hear about another heartbreak. We have all been there.
Faigy then started to give Menachem what I can only describe as a pep talk. She told him that he was fine just the way he is, and he shouldn’t think that had he done this or that, the outcome would have been different. She was trying to convince him to not only move on, but to move on to a “girl” who will like him for him. From what I could tell, Menachem wanted Faigy to call the shadchan to explain that he has “changed” or that the girl may have gotten the wrong impression about him or something that he did (again, not so sure because I was eavesdropping on one side of a conversation). Faigy should say that the reasons why the girl stopped seeing Menachem don’t exist anymore, so there shouldn’t be an issue and to go out again. I know this because Faigy would say, “I’m not calling” and “I’m not saying that,” more than a couple of times.
