Fensterz asks, “Would your society or clan consider a shidduch with a Skvere Chosid? Would you have considered marrying a Klausenberger girl? Could you easily see your sister or daughter marrying a Teimani or someone from Bobov?” Answer: my society is full of wonderful observant couples from all backgrounds with the probable exception of Skvere. As for me, I was very fluid in my shidduch days and my benefactors indeed set me up with people of many backgrounds and ethnicities. Were they wrong in thinking that I was looking to marry a person and not a group? As for maintaining the Ashkenazi-Sephardi schism, I repeat my opinion: the two populations are amazingly, miraculously similar. It’s hard for me to imagine someone having a real issue about remaining seated vs. standing during Kaddish, and not solving it by asking a simple shaila.
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