makeashidduch.org

Last week, I wrote about the shidduch crisis and asked readers to write to me at devorah@live.co.uk with suggestions on how to alleviate the crisis. The following day I received this email. Perhaps you would like to click on http://www.makeashidduch.org/ and donate or receive a free download of the shidduch magazine. May you find your bashert bekarov and bekalut. Leilui nishmat Alvin Cohn, I am publishing this post on the day of his Yarzheit.

Dear Friends,

With the Shidduch crisis being one of the most paramount and conspicuous issues facing Klal Yisrael today, to help make a major difference, I created the Make A Shidduch Foundation™ in memory of my father, Alvin Cohn, z”l, whose 21st Yahrzeit will be celebrated this coming Sunday, 26 Adar 5769, Sunday, March 22, 2009.

When I first began, a respected friend, himself an extremely successful businessperson, told me it would take quite a bit of money to get the organization off the ground. It has been well worth it as B”H we have seen many successes.

However, the turn in the economy has complicated our fund raising projections. Therefore, I come to you for much needed help.

Let me give you an idea of some of what we have accomplished, so far.

We have already seen wonderful results from some of our programs, namely:

· 16 engagements/marriages reported from The Shadchan® magazine… so far,
· 1 engagement resulting from our Shidduch University™ courses,
· More than 100 singles who have already registered for the Strike A Match™ program when ready,
· the internationally published article about Make A Shidduch by Mishpacha Magazine, as well as
· the beautiful article in Mishpacha Magazine by Yonoson Rosenblum, touting & endorsing our soon to be live, ShidduchVision™, itself a unique concept. Rabbi Moshe Heinemann was quoted in the aforementioned article, “ShidduchVision will revolutionize the world of Shidduchim.” The Haskama for this fabulous program is from HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky, shlita.
· I called for the creation of, and saw through the completion of the only guide for Shadchanim in the world, Shidduchim 101. We have been receiving nothing but rave reviews from all who have read it. (Singles in particular!)
What can you do to help?
I am sending this email to you, because I believe, or have been told, that you have demonstrated sensitivity to the Shidduch Crisis/Challenge- call it what you’d like. I respectfully ask that you be part of any shidduch made through the Make A Shidduch Foundation™ by making a minimum tax-deductible contribution of $36 to help us continue to help our singles. (As a token of our appreciation, you will receive a FREE a copy of Shidduchim 101-subject to quantity on hand.) If you’ve contributed within the last six months please accept my apologies for this email.

Having been described as an issue of "deenay n’fashos" (saving souls), I hope you will place the Make A Shidduch Foundation™ as a top priority.

As we quickly approach Chag HaPesach and busy ourselves with all the mitzvos involved with this Yom Tov, let us keep our singles in mind and try to free them from the “avodah kashah” involved in today’s Shidduch process. With your help, this extra push will go a long way to helping us resolve a portion of our overwhelming debt.

In the merit of your anticipated participation, I thank you, the singles thank you and I daven that Hashem thanks you by giving you tremendous happiness, peace and prosperity, always.

With best wishes for a Chag Kosher V’Sameach,
-Jeff


M’shenichnas Adar Marbim B’Simcha

Jeff Cohn
MakeAShidduch Foundation
a trade name of
The Simcha Foundation
a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization
17 Warren Road
Suite 15A
Baltimore, MD 21208-5001
443.286.7404
jeff@makeashidduch.org
makeashidduch.org

The MakeAShidduch Foundation mission is to give hope to the tens of thousands of Orthodox Jewish singles throughout the world, who are in search of their soul mates, by facilitating shidduchim in a dignified manner throughout the Shomer Shabbos community, offering innovative methods and thought-provoking programs. These programs include, among others, The Shadchan® magazine,
“Strike A Match”, “Shidduch Exchange”, “ShidduchVision” and “Shidduch University.”
MakeAShidduch Foundation has recently published Shidduchim 101 that provides the reader with 44 clear, practical, and insightful Questions & Answers about matchmaking which comprise the main section of the book. The reader also has the ability to contact experienced Shadchanim for mentoring, Hilchos Lashon Hara as it pertains to Shidduchim, Tefilos for singles, forms to help the Shadchan gain a much deeper understanding of who the single really is, plus resources to help people 'redd' shidduchim-- these are just some of the 'tools" included in this 200 page masterpiece written by the founder of the Torah Umesorah Creative Learning Pavilion, Mrs. Shana Kramer. Order your copy at www.makeashidduch.org