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Newly listed. i,600 spacious sq. ft.
Newer windows, roof, carpeting,
. plumbing, electric. Fireplace in
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Special to the Jewish News

One life at
a time.

t had to happen: the latest craze
among Jewish singles,
SpeedDating, has hit the
Internet. Now you, too, can
race through seven meetings with
potential mates in one hour without
leaving your keyboard, thanks to Aish
HaTorah's brand-new site devoted to
on-the-fly romance.
First, some background. Speed-
Dating, now available in a number of
cities, including Detroit, brings Jewish
singles together for a kind of romantic
buffet.
Participants meet with a number of
potential dates in a short period of
time; if any of the
connections click,
they can move on to
real dates.
Aish HaTorah, the
pioneer of the con-
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brought it to the
World Wide Web. It
works like this.
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First, you have to
register, which
involves answering a
lot of questions about
who you are and
what you like. Oh
yes, it also involves
money; you didn't
think this service was
free, did you?
Membership is $60 for a year, $40 for
six months or $5 for a one-time trial.
But for now, at least, the site is offer-
ing free three-month trial member-
ships.
At a designated time, registered
participants can log on to the
speeddating.com Web site. Once a
session begins, a fancy computer pro-
gram sorts through 30 variables based
on your registration information, and
then picks a bunch of potential mates
it thinks might be right for you.
Then, you go into private chat

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rooms for brief one-on-ones with your
potential partners. When you enter
the room, you'll see a photo and a
profile of your chat buddy.
But don't get too chatty; you only
have seven minutes before you move
on to the next lucky customer.
"Couples are encouraged to talk
about meaningful topics such as life
goals and values," according to the
Aish folks.
Yeah, right: in seven minutes?
If you hit it off, you check a box
that gives Aish permission to give your
chat partner your e-mail address.
Then, you're on your own.
SpeedDating.com "is open to Jews
of all ages and affiliations," the
Orthodox outreach group says.

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The site also provides a database of
participants and special features on
love and relationships.
Does it work? The online version of
SpeedDating is just starting up, so the
jury is still out.
But Aish has gone all-out with this
service; the SpeedDating home page is
attractive and a model of matchmak-
ing efficiency. The one-minute "flash
demo" offers a good demonstration of
how the service works.
Check it out at:
www.speeddating.com