New Site Like JDate for Those Already Joined in Marriage

There is a new site for local Orthodox Jews to go to in order to find a potential partner within the faith; the catch about this one though is that it's designed for those who have already committed elsewhere through marriage. The Post reports on the recently launched site Shaindy, named after its creator's first mistress. The Midwood founder says that he got the idea "from Hasids he met in chat rooms seeking adulterous action." He would also only give his name as "Jerry," due to fear of "rabbidinical retribution." The one rabbi the paper did talk to, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, author of "Kosher Adultery: Seduce and Sin with Your Spouse," simply said, "Adultery is going to do nothing to your marriage except destroy it." Jerry says that in its first week, already 350 members have signed up for the site, despite any naysaying from Jewish officials. He says, "Of course they are ALREADY putting pressure on this site. But this site is only intended for adults who can think for themselves and make their own judgments."

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By Billy Parker in News on March 29, 2009 5:10 PM

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Stewart

Two comments:

1) If you're just looking to get laid, who cares what religion the other person is?

2) A new height for hypocrisy; a population of people who are so religious that they have dreamed up contrivances, such as the Shabbat elevator, to prevent violation of their archaic religious beliefs by modern day conveniences can casually ignore one of the ten commandments. I'm pretty sure there is an implied priority. How about you follow all 10 commandments successfully and THEN decide whether it still makes sense to keep the meat and dairy in the separate refrigerators?

virgilstarkwell

think about it - the wigs, the shopping bags from s&w coats, the shoes.... i mean, who could resist the lure of these hot, hot, women?

schadenfreudian mensch

God's chosen people, indeed.

freddynyc

Ha, does anyone here remember when these Hasidics used to frequent establishments like Show World? Yes, I used to be a sinner, and still am...

aspiringrapper

If they could think for themselves & make their own judgments, there'd be no reason for them to believe in some old man in the clouds.