Mayanot Connects Project Update: October 2021
Mayanot Connects an initiative of the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies, in partnership with Chabadmatch.
A global Mayanot initiative helping to move alumni from the Beit Midrash to their Jewish home.
- Mayanot Connects aims to help alumni meet their prospective spouse through the Shidduch system.
- We aspire to help our students in integrating into Jewish life and community as smoothly and easily as possible.
- We aim to create even more channels and opportunities for our students to meet their future spouse.
Proven Success:
This project has seen much success in the first nine months and we hope to continue to expand this initiative and help even more Jewish singles.
Tools we offer:
We offer our alumni a multitude of tools including:
- Coaching services;
- Guidance from matchmakers, alumni, staff and lectures;
- Resources, resume templates, links and volunteers, ready and able to help;
- Inclusion in the Mayanot Connects Network online
By the Numbers:
- 7 matches made in the first 9 months
- 12+ alumni involved
- 5 staff members, 2 dating coaches & 1 alumni specifically dedicated to answering any questions that might come up
- 4 zoom sessions, with 40+ participants each
- 120+ students signed up
- 50+ coaching hours completed
Assisting Students:
A matchmaker through Chabadmatch relates how she matched two Mayanot students, thanks to Mayanot Connects.
Yehudis Abramowitz relates: "I met Ben when he was a student at Mayanot Yeshiva in Yerushalayim. I was impressed by his good Midos (character) and we stayed in touch after he went back to the US and enrolled in a Master's Program in Social Work. One of the daily ChabadMatch/ MayanotConnects profiles appeared with Rachael's information. She seemed like just the right girl for him. After sharing the profiles and arranging for the the couple to meet, I found it such a pleasure working with each of them. B"H, they are now married. Their simcha is my simcha!" -Via a Chabadmatch Newsletter Update
Staff & Team Members:
The amazing people behind this project dedicating their time and effort!
Professional Shadchanim:
Shaindel Blasberg
Rachel Freidman
Coaches:
Dr. Yossi Ives
R'Moshe Raitman
Volunteer Alumni:
Pia Ben David
Chaya Goldwaser
Barak Hullman
Leah Nussbaum
Noah Pawliger
Tal Ratzenberg
Efrat Sher
Lauren Spira
Lea Wallach
Andrea Werner
Staff:
R'Shlomo Gestetner
R'Kasriel Shemtov
R'Alon Silberg
R'Moishe Silver
Operations Team:
Susie Muller
Moshe Reichman
To find out more and to get involved get in touch with us at:
Mayanot Connects
Executive Office
Tel: +972.2.538.8770
Tel: +1.212.980.3414