JEWISH JOURNAL — May 14 — Non-Jews make up at least 2% of users on JDate. Despite all the stories of non-Jews on JDate, the population of users who choose “willing to convert” under religious affiliation is a mere 2%, according to Arielle Wolin, manager of public and community relations at JDate. What may be most surprising about the non-Jews who use JDate is how little they attribute their lack of success to their religion. They appear not at all contemplative about the fact that they are throwing themselves into a pool of people who have decided they would like to try to find a Jewish mate. Phrases like “I like Jews, so why not?” and “Some of my best friends are Jewish” come up a lot.
The full article was originally published at Jewish Journal, but is no longer available.
I don’t understand why JDate permits non-Jews in the first place. At JewishCafe.com, we don’t permit them, at all.
The whole point is that members want to find someone Jewish, hence the reason they are on a Jewish singles site. If that wasn’t important, they’d be on a non-niche site.
This seems like a no-brainer to me.
I don’t understand why JDate permits non-Jews in the first place. At JewishCafe.com, we don’t permit them, at all.
The whole point is that members want to find someone Jewish, hence the reason they are on a Jewish singles site. If that wasn’t important, they’d be on a non-niche site.
This seems like a no-brainer to me.
Under that rather fun California law which nobbled eHarmony recently into setting up Compatible Partners, would it be possible to apply the same law to religious sites?
I agree completely that a niche site should be a niche site – but if you bar non-jews or non-christians from a site, can’t they just pretend they’re jewish or christian?
Under that rather fun California law which nobbled eHarmony recently into setting up Compatible Partners, would it be possible to apply the same law to religious sites?
I agree completely that a niche site should be a niche site – but if you bar non-jews or non-christians from a site, can’t they just pretend they’re jewish or christian?
Ross, I suppose they could pretend they are whatever they want, same as a 12 year old boy could pretend he is a 35 year old woman. But, why bother?
It wasn’t any law which hobbled eHarmony. It was them capitulating to a ridiculous lawsuit. Or, as some suspect, enabling them to get into the gay market.
Isn’t it discrimination to keep heterosexual religious conservatives off of manhunt.net? Or, to keep men out of women’s washrooms? How about out of women’s only gyms? Why can’t non-Muslims be imams of the local mosque? Or, an atheist the priest at the local parish? Perhaps a Jewish principle at a Sikh private school? Maybe a Hindu running a Christian college?
All of the above are examples of discrimination. But, none are *negative* discrimination. That silly California law has nothing to do with what you are talking about – in spite of what the secular progressive anti-Judeo-Christian hedonist hypocrites would have you believe.
Ross, I suppose they could pretend they are whatever they want, same as a 12 year old boy could pretend he is a 35 year old woman. But, why bother?
It wasn’t any law which hobbled eHarmony. It was them capitulating to a ridiculous lawsuit. Or, as some suspect, enabling them to get into the gay market.
Isn’t it discrimination to keep heterosexual religious conservatives off of manhunt.net? Or, to keep men out of women’s washrooms? How about out of women’s only gyms? Why can’t non-Muslims be imams of the local mosque? Or, an atheist the priest at the local parish? Perhaps a Jewish principle at a Sikh private school? Maybe a Hindu running a Christian college?
All of the above are examples of discrimination. But, none are *negative* discrimination. That silly California law has nothing to do with what you are talking about – in spite of what the secular progressive anti-Judeo-Christian hedonist hypocrites would have you believe.
JDate is for people of Jewish cultural heritage, and religion to meet other people of Jewish cultural heritage and religion, and those who want to meet them. Isn’t it less about the religion, and more about the cultural heritage. That’s a little different from the likes of ChristianCafe. Christiancafe is about meeting people of the Christian faith.
JDate is for people of Jewish cultural heritage, and religion to meet other people of Jewish cultural heritage and religion, and those who want to meet them. Isn’t it less about the religion, and more about the cultural heritage. That’s a little different from the likes of ChristianCafe. Christiancafe is about meeting people of the Christian faith.
That may be, Mark, but it is also more than that. As the article pointed out, “…What may be most surprising about the non-Jews who use JDate is how little they attribute their lack of success to their religion…”
Religion may not be the best word, but I think the point was made: JDate is for Jews wanting to meet Jews. Those interested in non-Jews would go somewhere else.
That may be, Mark, but it is also more than that. As the article pointed out, “…What may be most surprising about the non-Jews who use JDate is how little they attribute their lack of success to their religion…”
Religion may not be the best word, but I think the point was made: JDate is for Jews wanting to meet Jews. Those interested in non-Jews would go somewhere else.