Online dating

“By helping these singles find their spouses in the GCC, they are more likely to get married here and establish their families here, which in turn grows Jewish communal life."

The app offers matching and counseling services to prospective couples and their families, and remains in touch with them for four years after marriage.

Is serendipity the answer to falling in love? Review of 175 couples shows that accidental love may be the correct path to matchmaking.

Yente's going digital with a new matchmaking app by Mama Knows Best that allows matchmakers to set up the singles in their life.

The app describes itself as being a "private, membership-based dating app for Jews with ridiculously high standards" that "started as a half-joke."

Heyoosh aims to provide a way to get to know people that's anonymous, non-judgmental and protects the privacy of users while placing a focus on real-world encounters.

Why start with a dating app for the Jewish community?

The pandemic poses serious challenges for young singletons looking to find a match.

Over 80% of single students use dating apps, with about 25% of secular students entering an app over five times a day and 15% of religious students doing the same.

Points of Contact is a closed Facebook group of more than 560 volunteer matchmakers (called Point People) working primarily on behalf of marriage-minded religious Anglo-Israelis.