The app, which began as a student social activity established by student David Shimoni at the Jerusalem College of Technology JCT , has now blossomed into a fully-functioning platform with over 4, participants. The matchmakers are trusted friends of the participants who must enroll in a comprehensive training program to understand how the app works. All participants must have a matchmaker who represents and advocates for them in order to be matched with appropriate candidates.
A lot of dating sites are focused on fun and here it's very much focused on a serious relationship geared toward marriage. Because the platform is not public, candidates feel free to be as open as possible and divulge sensitive information in the hopes that this data will lead to their matchmaker finding a quality candidate for them. Through its partnership with the Orthodox Union, participants can now submit their questionnaires in English, however, since the majority of participants are native Hebrew speakers, it is likely that all matches will expect candidates to have a working understanding of Hebrew.
To date, 57 couples got married directly through the app and couples got married once they started using the app, although they found their spouses elsewhere. He added that this app, which was initially launched only for JCT students, has been of particular interest to the Orthodox community where pressure to get married is more acute. A lot of people don't have organic access to a dating pool and don't know where to find people. The new app Courtesy. Related articles:. Found a mistake?
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