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had a lot of people who signed up,
but then they didn't show up,"
Goodman says. "It just doesn't work if
there isn't an even number. As it gets
more popular, it will bring out people
who wouldn't normally go to 'bar
night.'" Goodman assists Rabbi
Hochstadt in running the program,
but jokes that if he were needed to
make the numbers even, he would be
glad to help out.
Each session is broken down into
one of two age ranges, 21-35 or 33-
49. Goodman wants to see these
ranges narrowed even further, to
ensure that the participants will have
more in common. He envisions that
the program could be held every
Sunday evening, each time for one of
four different age ranges.
Currently, explains Goodman,
more people are attending the session
for the 33-49 age group. "They are
just not as self-conscious about their
desire to meet someone special." After
each session, participants are asked to
write down the assigned number of
the people they would like to get to
know better on a "real" date. If two
people select one another, it's consid-
ered a match, and Rabbi Hochstadt
contacts them both within 48 hours
of the session to divulge the phone
numbers.
Garfield had two matches from her
session. She was excited, but cautions
that if friends attend the program
together, they should be prepared for
the possibility that the person one
friend thought he or she "clicked"
with might choose the other friend
instead.
Rabbi Hochstadt emphasizes that
Speedating is not a religious pro-
gram, but serves only to "re-inspire
people and address the issue of dat-
ing in the most direct way possible
— by getting single Jewish men and
women in the same room together."
He says he spoke to many Jewish
singles, and found them searching
for new and different ways to meet
other singles.
Hochstadt is promoting the pro-
gram through flyers and advertise-
ments, but not just in the Jewish
News. "We are advertising in the
Metro Times and the Mirror, with the
hopes of reaching as wide an audience
as possible," he explains.
The one thing that is not adver-
tised, however, is the location, which
will change on a regular basis. The
program is not designed to allow peo-
ple to just drop in — everyone must
pre-register.

The Scene

"This is just a new way to intro-
duce people to one another — no
pressure, no fluff," says Rabbi
Hochstadt. "I know there are many
(single) Jews out there, but no one
sees them. We're going to keep trying
this until it works." ❑

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To register for Speedating, call
Aish HaTorah, (248) 737-0400.

Happenings

For young adults, college age through

30-something.

March 5 Sunday, 1 p.m. Hillel of
Metro Detroit at U.S. Blades and
Laser World. Cost: $5. For informa-
tion, contact Robyn Grauer, (313)
577-3459 or hillel@wayne.edu

March 6 Monday, 7:30 p.m. Israel
Adventure 2000 recruitment meeting
at Moose Jaw, 34288 Woodward,
Birmingham. For information on the
summer Israel trip, contact Josh
Cohen, (248) 203-1471 or
jcohen@jfmd.org

March 8 Wednesday, 8 p.m. Hillel of
Metro Detroit Grad Bar Night at
Roosevelts. Contact Robyn Grauer,
(313) 577-3459 or hillel@wayne.edu

March 10 Friday, dinner time. YAD
and Rekindling Shabbat co-sponsor
Shabbat Dinner Exchange. Host or be
a guest. Contact Lauren Dworkin,
(248) 203-1492 or
dworkin@jfmd.org

Kara Friedman, Pro-Detroit
coordinator, compiled this list.
To have your programs listed,
contact her by the 10th of
each month for events occur-
ring the following month.
Please provide complete infor-
mation to her at the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit, (248) 203-1499, or e-
mail kfriedman@ifmd.org.
For late additions, call Alan
Hitsky at the Jewish News:
(248) 354-6060 or
ahitsky@thejewishnews.com