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According to the Talmud, a Jewish man without a Jewish wife is incomplete. The Talmud states that marriage is the ideal state for Jewish men and women.

In modern times, the importance of marriage has been somewhat de-valued in society. Other goals, such as education and career, have taken precedence over finding a Jewish spouse.

This focus on tangible achievements are positive things as society has evolved and women occupy an equal space. When the Talmud was written, women did not work or attend school. Also, men were the primary bread winners; they simply did not have the time to date and socialize, and depended on family, rabbis and match-makers to find their mates for them.

Thankfully, things are no longer this way. Women and men are equal and there are countless ways for individuals to meet potential mates.

However, finding a suitable Jewish match is still of great importance to many Jewish singles, although this has also become harder as life has become more complicated. In a fast-paced world, it’s hard to find the time to meet people in the traditional ways; at synagogue, through community functions or through relatives. Many Jewish men and women have turned to the internet to find potential mates. This new form of dating brings about its own set of difficulties. Jewish singles have to filter through countless anonymous matches to find their Jewish mates. And in the process, Jewish singles must kiss a lot of frogs before finding their prince or princess. They also have to deal with many singles that are not even Jewish, and do not share a common background and faith.

It is my belief that many Jewish singles would prefer to meet other Jewish singles through “old-fashioned” ways, they just don’t know how to go about it. This is what inspired me to transfer my traditional Jewish match-making business to the internet. I started my business in Haifa, Israel more than 20 years ago. At that time, the internet was still a novelty which most people did not even know how to use, including myself .

Using a traditional matchmaker provides a nice buffer between you and the millions of Jewish singles out there. Match-makers screen all of your matches, and ensure that you’re meeting the best and brightest. It’s like being matched by a friend rather than an anonymous website.

My son, who is a software engineer in Israel and very brilliant beyond his years, suggested to me about 8 years ago that I start an online match-making business. He saw how many successful matches I had facilitated during my career, and felt that Jewish singles all over the world could benefit from my services. The internet is the single platform that can reach anybody anywhere.

So this is how my online business originally started. Now, I meet the majority of my clients through the web. If you would have told me 20 years ago that tools like blogging and Google would be a part of my daily life, I would have laughed.

If you find yourself caught up in the whirlwind of daily life, and are not meeting quality Jewish singles on the internet, give me a call for a free consultation. It is my life-purpose to help Jewish singles achieve the ideal state as written in the Talmud, “Shalom Bayit” or Marital harmony with your Jewish soul-mate.

Shalom and Mazel Tov, ilana

Being Jewish is a different experience depending on who you are and where you live. Judaism is as much a culture as it is a religious faith.

As far as marriage and dating is concerned, Jewish people have particularly unique thinking. Unmarried Jewish singles have a lot of pressure regarding marriage and dating. Jewish parents are usually obsessed with the idea of their children finding the perfect Jewish match.

Many Jews feel very sensitive about the subject of marriage and dating after World War II. Because so many innocent Jewish lives were lost, there was a big pressure on Jewish singles to only have romantic relationships and marriage with other Jewish singles.

One would think that there is a huge pool of Jewish singles to choose from. Wrong.

For example, lots of young Jewish students go to Jesuit or Catholic universities. It’s a strange phenomena, but many of these schools have top law and medical programs, making them very attractive for young Jewish students.

It’s very difficult to meet Jewish singles outside of family, friends, and school.

This is where matchmaking comes into the picture. And notice I said “matchmaking” and not “dating”, as most Jewish singles are looking for solid, long term relationships that will eventually lead to marriage with a Jewish soul mate. Online dating is a more casual activity, really intended for recreation rather than starting serious relationships. Not to say that there aren’t Jewish singles who have met their partners online, but it is much more difficult and time consuming to meet quality Jewish singles this way.

Because of all the reasons mentioned above, Jewish matchmaking services have become even more important in Jewish culture.

Services like My Global Match help young, old, unmarried and widowed Jewish singles find a large, highly qualified pool of Jewish singles to choose from.

ilana Gutman, the founder and CEO, personally screens and interviews each candidate before he or she enrolls in the service. The service My Global Match provides is personalized and extensive, and ilana has an in-depth interview with each candidate before they sign up to determine that she can successfully match them with the Jewish single of their dreams before they sign up.

ilana screens each person to make sure there physical description is accurate, that they are successfully employed, and that they do not have a dangerous past. This is what differentiates matchmaking services from online dating. When you meet someone online, you have no idea if they are really who they say they are. You have to first take the chance in meeting them in person and hope for the best.

With My Global Match Jewish matchmaking however, you know exactly who you are meeting in advance. You know how they look, what they do for a living, where they were born, what goals and expectations they have in life, and that they are serious about finding their Jewish soul mate.