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...growled a stubble-bearded Manhattan rabbi one day last week, "for the shadchen, business is shlecht-terrible, terrible...
Last week in Brooklyn met the Marriage Brokers' Association of the U.S. To its members the Association's secretary, Rabbi Nathan Wolf, reported that business is indeed shlecht, with kalles (would-be brides) outnumbering chassanim (would-be grooms) ten to one. Next day Rabbi Wolf received newshawks in the midtown Manhattan Synagog where, at an annual cost of $500 to New York City, he is the only registered voter. Wearing a black skullcap, he tabulated chassanim according to their worth as husbands. Most in demand are doctors, who may command a dowry of $12,000. Rabbis get from...
...shadchen himself, Rabbi Wolf explained why a marriage broker is useful: ''When you meet a girl on the street or in the subway, all you see is the veneer, the varnish. Now the marriage broker investigates. He looks up the money part of the woman and investigates the man's past, his relations and his standing. The proper way to size up a person is to see if he has business with a bank. If he doesn't deal with a bank, he's no good...
...qualifications for a good match Rabbi Wolf, who annually lectures shadchonim on the ethics of their business, declared beauty comes first. "When you go into a grocery store you demand the best, you demand that it be hot and with cream. Well, when you take a girl your sister asks, 'What have you brought home, a nice young lady...
Most Jewish men today wait until they have passed 35 and feel secure before marrying, said Rabbi Wolf. Conversely, girls as young as 15 seek husbands. Likewise, older kalles knock at least a dozen years off their age. "If a lady has real love affairs," observed the rabbi, "she never has to go to a marriage broker...