Matchmaker - A Rabbi makes a Match!

"Matchmaker, make me a Match!"
The well known phrase from the movie Fiddler on the Roof.

Dolly, of the movie Hello Dolly was one. In Crossing Delancy, Amy Irving's character met her match with the help of her grandmother who hired one.

God created man and made a match by creating woman.

Grandparents of many families today were arranged marriages. The big question often asked, “how did you find yourself to love grandma or grandpa?” The answer often is, “we grew to love each other.” How do I know this? My grandparents were an arranged marriage and oh how they loved each other!

Often singles today struggle having one blind date after another and wonder why it is so difficult and the big question, “what is wrong with me?” Some figure it out; some continue what they are doing with no success and conclude, “I believe I am to be without a partner.” Choosing that conclusion is an easy out, because without the work or guidance, than living without a partner will take place.

Have you wondered why confirmed bachelors often date one woman after another woman without making that commitment? Confirmed bachelorhood is an excuse, but what they do not realize is they cannot live life without companionship. When the companionship gets serious, they move on to the next woman, and the next woman, avoiding what God had originally created; man and woman should not be alone! Whether, it is man and woman, woman with woman and man with man.

Parents, grandparents only want their children to be happy and feel that the commitment in marriage with a life partner is what will do it. I, as a rabbi from a spiritual sense, strongly believe in companionship and marriage.

When you meet your soul mate you do feel different when sharing life together. How do I know this? I met and married my soul mate. I knew God had someone for me, but I had some work to do in finding him.

With today's overwhelming internet dating web sites and their databases, they are a hit or miss. There is more to it than that, but often overlooked. So, how can you master the dating web sites and find your bershert (soul mate) for marriage, or for companionship.

Try this?

• Sit with a pad, create two columns, the pros and cons of you as a person; your dislikes, your likes, who are you?
• Be honest about yourself, this is for you looking at you
• Go beyond walks on the beach, romantic candle light dinners and even the music you like
• Then, create a third column; what are you looking for, the qualities of the person you would like to be with, for the rest of your life? Surface qualities are not as important as the deep down qualities - focus on what is important to you.
• Again, be honest, for this person is the person you believe is the one for you; don't settle because they are out there!

Be honest and don't be afraid to write from the heart. How else will the electronic matchmaker assist you in meeting the person you most likely have not been meeting?

When you know yourself, when you love yourself, then and only then, can you be with someone else.

Follow your Heart - Matchmaker, Matchmaker, make me a Match.
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