
Orthodox and Single: The Community Needs to Try Harder
Let’s talk about what it’s like to be single in the Jewish Modern Orthodox Community. In just a few months I’ll turn 30 years old. That means I have been dating nearly 10 years, aiming to find the right person to marry. Not being able to find the right person when you want to get married and have a family is difficult in any culture, but it’s particularly difficult in the Jewish community, because we place such a strong emphasis on having a family. It’s such a focus, that man