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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 593

online dating

The 12 contestants on the debut season of Keshet's reality dating show 'The Group.' (Tal Givoni; Eran Levi)
November 9, 2022, 2:02 pm
In Israel everything is via WhatsApp – even a reality TV dating show
A new Keshet series titled ‘The Group’ brings 12 singles together, except they can only communicate via texting and voice notes
By Amy Spiro
Promotional material for Jewish Singles in the Gulf, a dating website for Jewish singles living in Gulf countries. (Association of Gulf Jewish Communities)
October 31, 2021, 8:41 pm
New Jewish dating site launched for Gulf Jews
UAE and Bahrain Jewish leadership say that with new service for singles, young Jews ‘more likely to get married here and establish their families here’
By Shira Hanau
Couple kissing at the light rail station on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem on October 11, 2020 (Courtesy Nati Shohat/Flash 90)
February 14, 2021, 12:15 pm
Zoom me, maybe: Singles seeking love in a time of COVID find new ways to hook up
Many say finding a partner while socially distancing is a challenge, but being able to slow down and meet on video can have its upsides as well
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative photo of online dating. (iStock/ SIphotography)
May 6, 2020, 3:12 pm
Young Jews are falling in love during the pandemic, without having met in person
Apps and groups from MeetJew University to CoronaCrush are romantic platforms to match the times — and have racked up tens of thousands of members in just weeks
By Josefin Dolsten
Screenshot detail of the CoronaCrush group icon. (Facebook)
April 2, 2020, 2:40 pm
Seeking to spread the love, Jewish Facebook dating group goes viral
Even a global pandemic can’t stop a love life, for as CoronaCrush says, ‘Don’t isolate… it’s time to iso-date’
By Yaakov Schwartz
Illustrative: Zoom University Hillel. (Collage by Emily Burack/ Alma via JTA)
March 30, 2020, 12:18 am
Forced to leave school, Jewish college students unite in Zoom University Hillel
With humor, matchmaking, and Jewish geography, a virtual space collects 8,000 users in four days showing that for these Gen-Z Jews, social distancing doesn’t have to mean isolation
By Deanna Schwartz
Online dating can be frustrating, but Shalom’s algorithms claim to be the best at setting up people with similar interests. (Lior Zaltzman/JTA)
October 20, 2017, 8:58 pm
Why a pair of Sikh entrepreneurs have created a Jewish dating app
Two Indian Americans are behind the new matchmaking service, Shalom. And they say its matching algorithms are as smart as its users
By Josefin Dolsten
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