Dear NASI,
I applaud your efforts in an area where few have tread and been successful. However, I and many of my family members, married friends and single friends are completely appalled at your newest “Game Changing” Shidduch Program. My feelings resulting from this campaign, take on numerous levels.
Firstly, in order to engender confidence in your campaign you absolutely must list the rabbi or rabbanim that are endorsing this project. Especially with the amounts of money involved.
Secondly and most importantly, I feel like it is high time that someone put an end to the extortion of the money of single girls. Many a tzedaka organization promises tefillos at mikomos hakedoshim and/or by gedolei hador in exchange for exorbitant amounts of money. My emunas chachachim will not allow me to believe that the these same gedolim are aware of the extent and nature of the propaganda broadcasted in every paper across the globe to get people awaiting yeshuos to donate money. This same emuna, has caused me to withhold comment on these practices, due to respect for the gedolim. Instead I have endured my pain in silence. However, I can be silent no more in the face of your latest scheme.
“Olam Chesed Yibaneh” does not only refer to Hatzoloh, Bikur Cholim, Misaskim, or Bonei Olam. How far have we fallen that we are selling mitzvos and chasadim with regard to shidduchim. Why is this tzarah different than any other, that it permits preying on people’s emotions and desperation in order to create incentive to do a chesed. The world exists on chesed and who knows if our generation’s challenge is to do the chesed of redding shidduchim l’shem shamayim. Is a single girl a house on the real estate market? Perhaps next you will suggest that every family give dues to Hatzoloh in case we need them chas v’shalom, in order to cover their costs.
I hope that this letter will change your perspective with regard to your newest “game”, (Sadly, to us, singles this is is far from a “game”) and may it be the will of Hakadosh Baruch Hu, the ultimate and only shadchan, to send zivugim to all of Bnos Yisroel b’kavod u b’karov.
Sincerely,
A “Priceless” Bas Yisroel
My Love and Support Always,
Shoshana