Jews Were Collateral Damage in Last Week’s Elections
Left and right are learning the wrong lessons.
November 9, 2026
Matchmaker, matchmaker . . .
For most Americans seeking marriage—or even romance or companionship—the place to look is through online dating apps. At the same time, there has been a decline in marriage, pairing off, and even dating. Ezra Seplowitz and Matthew Minsk explain that, at least for Orthodox Jews, the picture couldn’t be more different:
Left and right are learning the wrong lessons.
Policies, not ethnicity.
Iranian and Turkish encroachment.
Matchmaker, matchmaker . . .
Talmud Chronicles.
For most Americans seeking marriage—or even romance or companionship—the place to look is through online dating apps. At the same time, there has been a decline in marriage, pairing off, and even dating. Ezra Seplowitz and Matthew Minsk explain that, at least for Orthodox Jews, the picture couldn’t be more different:
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