Hasidic sect offers major cash boost to solve matchmaking crisis

Jerusalem Post - 21/04
Facing a matchmaker shortage, the Hasisdic Gur sect is boosting pay to revive its matchmaking system.

A major Hasidic sect in Israel has announced it will double matchmaker compensation for marriages involving men and women over the age of 20, in a bid to address what insiders describe as a “severe matchmaking crisis.”

The community-wide decision, approved by religious leaders, is aimed at encouraging more individuals to enter the matchmaking profession, which has seen a steep decline in ac...
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