Definitions
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- noun Judaism A system of
matchmaking in which Jewish singles are introduced to each other.
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Examples
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Charedim almost invariably operate the "shidduch" system.
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"shidduch" he will be offered, in the haredi world it is the opposite.
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Making a shidduch is considered a mitzvah, or a good deed.
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Part of the process includes filling out a shidduch "resume," which contains a picture, as well as basic information including family background, schooling, and occupation.
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Part of the process includes filling out a shidduch "resume," which contains a picture, as well as basic information including family background, schooling, and occupation.
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"It makes me very happy to know that another bride and groom are getting a beautiful wedding that came out of the shidduch that I made."
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"It's not mazel [luck] to eat in the parents 'house until the shidduch is clinched," Rose explains.
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"Sometimes you did the best you could and the shidduch still doesn't happen."
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Levy has several thick binders full of shidduch profiles, while Rose keeps the resumes of her clients in folders.
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"I'm so happy when a shidduch goes through," she says.
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