Friday, March 17, 2006
Orthodox Jews find love is only a mouse click away
Batsheva Frankel was tired of being told she should be happy simply to find a husband who was breathing, let alone someone with a good sense of humor or similar to her in age.
But thanks to a Web site called Frumster.com, the Elizabeth school teacher proved them wrong and met Yossie, the man who later became her husband.
"Yossie and I think about it: could we have met another time or another way?" said Batsheva Frankel, speaking at her Elizabeth home, while balancing their 8-month-old son on one knee. "There's no way. Our worlds don't really intersect."
While there are plenty of Internet dating sites _ including many that cater to Jews _ what makes Passaic-based Frumster different is that it focuses on Jewish singles looking for marriage with someone who shares their religious values. The name comes from the Yiddish word "frum" which means "modest" _ no relation to the word frumpy, said Derek Saker, the site's marketing director.
Many clients said they turned to Frumster after being disappointed with mainstream sites or other methods of dating in the Orthodox community, such as using a matchmaker or being set up by friends and family.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local
Batsheva Frankel was tired of being told she should be happy simply to find a husband who was breathing, let alone someone with a good sense of humor or similar to her in age.
But thanks to a Web site called Frumster.com, the Elizabeth school teacher proved them wrong and met Yossie, the man who later became her husband.
"Yossie and I think about it: could we have met another time or another way?" said Batsheva Frankel, speaking at her Elizabeth home, while balancing their 8-month-old son on one knee. "There's no way. Our worlds don't really intersect."
While there are plenty of Internet dating sites _ including many that cater to Jews _ what makes Passaic-based Frumster different is that it focuses on Jewish singles looking for marriage with someone who shares their religious values. The name comes from the Yiddish word "frum" which means "modest" _ no relation to the word frumpy, said Derek Saker, the site's marketing director.
Many clients said they turned to Frumster after being disappointed with mainstream sites or other methods of dating in the Orthodox community, such as using a matchmaker or being set up by friends and family.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local
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