cr10, sorry to inform, but the Forefathers, were not Sephardi, unless somehow, they were from Spain. and if you are truly Sephardi as you say, you are, then you will know, that there were Jews in Aleppo, who never set foot in Spain and lived there for hundreds of years. The jews from Spain who fled to Syria, actually for many years, the Halabi jews did not even intermarry with the newly arrived Spanish Jews for a good while. After the Inquistion, jews were dispersed everywhere, even to European countries. There are many Ashkenazim, who are actually from Spain, and hence are Sephardim, but gradually took on the customes of the communities, they settled in. So if you want to you that argument against the Shadachanim, then by all means, but please do not say the ForeFathers were Sephardi. And if the Ashkenazi Shadachnim won’t deal with you and you are from Lakewood and say there are many other Sephardi’s in Lakewood, why don’t you find out if there are Sephardi Shadchanim in Lakewood?? instead of beating up on the Askenazim there. Do you think the Sephardi Shadchanim in Brooklyn, make shiddichim for Askenazim?? Seriously, if you think there is a problem, then fix, it. Be Makom, sh’ein Ish, Hishtadal L’Hiyos Ish. meaning in a place that there isn’t a man, then strive to be one. Why don’t you get together with your other Sephardi friends, one afternoon, and sit down with lists of all the singles you know and start setting people up. If you are not getting anywhere, maybe it’s time to take matters in to your own hands??!! or better yet, find out Sephardi Shadchanim in Brooklyn. If you want Sephardi yeshivish, then look into other communities. There are so many young Sephardi couples moving to Lakewood, practically every week. If you want to help your child get married, find these newlyweds in shuls and ask who set THEM up? Obviously, somebody DID!! Get names and call and call.
Menu