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November 27, 2023

A New Film Provides an Insiders’ Look at the World of Orthodox Dating

The Shidduch Crisis.

For the past several years, there has been much talk in Orthodox Jewish circles, particularly those that lean haredi, of a shiddukh (matchmaking) crisis. Usually, the crisis boils down to the fact that the supply of eligible women outnumbers that of eligible men. The situation gave its name to a movie, directed by Chaya Gurkov, that premiered earlier this month. Lauren Hakimi writes:

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