World's largest Jewish speed dating event to connect over 10,000 singles

More than 10,000 Jewish singles are set to participate in what organizers are calling the largest Jewish speed dating event ever held. The event, taking place on Wednesday after the Jewish holiday of love, Tu B'Av, is a collaborative effort by Partners in Torah, Aish, and CoronaCrush, with support from over 100 organizations.

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Every year the response grows, and every year we hear new stories that remind us why this matters. We are not just running an event. We are building a community, one date at a time.

This year's participation significantly surpasses last year's numbers, which connected 6,750 singles for 15,463 dates in a single hour. Aish reported that those connections resulted in dozens of relationships and three marriages. "Every year the response grows, and every year we hear new stories that remind us why this matters," said Tehilla Friedland, COO of Partners in Torah and a lead organizer. "We are not just running an event. We are building a community, one date at a time."

The technology behind the matching process has been refined based on participant feedback. "Singles told us what worked and what didn't, and we listened," explained Michaela Tobias, Community Manager of CoronaCrush. "This year's questionnaire and matching are smarter, and we are ready to help even more people find each other."

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Singles told us what worked and what didn't, and we listened. This year's questionnaire and matching are smarter, and we are ready to help even more people find each other.

Gila and Neriya, who met at last year's event, are a testament to its success. Their initial seven-minute video call led to marriage in February. Gila, who had recently made aliyah from London, signed up on a whim with a friend. "To think that I met my husband is really crazy," she said. Neriya, who moved to Israel from the US, initially hesitated but decided to try. "There are only benefits to this," he stated. "Either you spend an hour of your evening and nothing happens, or you spend an hour of your evening and find, in seven minutes, the person you're going to marry."

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To think that I met my husband is really crazy.

According to Aish, Gila and Neriya spoke for two hours after the event and stayed in touch daily before meeting in person. They became engaged three months later and married less than a year after their initial meeting. "It's really crazy," Gila reflected. "Almost a year later, I'm celebrating a year of meeting my husband. I never thought it would happen this way, but I'm so grateful it did."

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There are only benefits to this. Either you spend an hour of your evening and nothing happens, or you spend an hour of your evening and find, in seven minutes, the person you're going to marry.