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annathewriter 74F
18 posts
12/8/2007 11:39 pm

Last Read:
8/20/2008 10:23 am

What proportion of the people on this site are Jewish?


Somebody with time on their hands could actually do a survey. Say, take a hundred profiles of men and a hundred profiles of women and come up with a percentage figure.

It would also be interesting to know whether this site attracts orthodox or liberals. I suspect that the more orthodox have arranged marriages and are only on here looking for pen pals. Am I right?

What proportion are not Jewish and what are they looking for?

Some of them are Jews for Jesus. Others are Christian. Others are Moslems. Some may be agnostic or atheist.

Others may be joining just to collect points for joining more sites.

Or they may not be looking for marriage but for sex, notching up a Jewish person because that's one they haven't tried before.

They could be passport seekers. Scams. Anything.

Tell me. What have you found out about other people?

Are you on other sites? And why are you on this site?

If so what success have you had? What does it offer you that is special?

annathewriter 74F
12 posts
12/11/2007 12:43 pm

There is one. It's called New York.

Actually, the point of the kibbutz is for people with no resources to get together on the land and pool their labour for mutual benefit.

In the gold rush era families like the Levis went out and started businesses in areas which were without bi cities. Nothing stopping you going back to the land and setting up a hotel and seeing whether American students will work for you for nothing. I don't think they will. They would rather earn their way and owe the government, (rather like army personnel) not some company which says you must work for us. Now people will work free in Israel because it is the holy land. Why work free in the USA? The US is already established. You could set up a Yeshiva. And run summer camps as an outreach programme which is what is done in the UK.


annathewriter 74F
12 posts
12/26/2007 4:41 pm

Dear Rose Lee 2
Good gracious no - please don't leave. You are most welcome.
On several grounds.

a)You are a lovely sensitive person.

b) You have Jewish family. You married a Jewish man. Your children went to a Hebrew school.

c) I've met people who marry somebody Jewish more than once. They must have an affinity. Or they feel their children will be happy having the Jewish parent who was lost by bereavement or divorce being replaced by a Jewish step-parent.

d) Religions go through transitions. Currently a lot of attention is being paid to keeping together mixed marriage couples. In the UK I belong to the Liberal synagogue which is much more inclined towards innovation.

e) The people who bothered me were those who seem to have no interest in Judaism or meeting Jews whatsoever, just collecting points by joining another site.

f) Or people who seem positively hostile. Or so different that you can't tell whether they have got here by mistake, or are missionaries, or up to some devious purpose which they have not yet revealed.

g) Goodwill to Jews, or even curiosity about Jews, if only to learn about oneself by learning about others, seems to me a perfectly good reason for reading blogs on a Jewish site and contributing comments.

Many thanks for writing.


annathewriter 74F
12 posts
12/26/2007 4:56 pm

Ah - this is a totally different point. The idea of pooling labour. Land for the unskilled, poorly educated and landless. But who would give the land?

In Israel land was bought up by rich Jewish benefactors to help the poor Jews. And much of the kibbutz land was said to be mosquito infested swamp land which was drained or dessert which was irrigated and turned into green land.

Many kibbutzim were for immigrants who shared a particular language. So you had French-speaking kibbutzim, Spanish speaking ones, and so on.

I read in an article about Indian Jews that the regular Jewish farmers could not get one area of dry earth productive. Then dark-skinned Indian Jews used to heat and dry land were able to put in long hours found a way to make it profitable so they could earn a living.

Those who went to Israel for religious reasons had a reverence for the land. I remember the pioneers in the USA also got fee or cheap land just by putting up a stake. I would have thought that you could buy cheap land in places like Kansas.

Lots of cults set up communes. Some people give money, others give time. Some give both.

But I'm not a kibbutznik. I'm a city girl. My skills are not hands-on practical but entirely mental. What was your idea? What would the people have in common which would make them trust each other, feel sorry for each other, feel that the others deserved a helping hand?


mrpibb33 46M

6/14/2008 2:50 pm

Beats the heck out of me. ARe you all Jewish that responded here or who wrote the article?


annathewriter 74F
12 posts
7/1/2008 10:46 am

To answer -if you read texts you will usually find your answers. Same applies to all over profiles.

I clicked on the writer of the question but their profile had disappeared and the comment said that might be because they had ceased being a member of the site.


CrazyPerson 51M

8/12/2008 6:22 am

I was not born Jewish. But I am now. "Jews 4 Jesus", give me a break! That takes the cake as the most PC all inclusive doomsday cult around.

Other sites? Yes, but the entire list of friend finders are just scams. You can meet a real person here, but it's going to cost you money, and expect to be humiliated.

Why? Desperation I guess, and I like blogs.

What do I expect? I expect to express myself, and be blocked more than befriended.

What have I learned about other people? After searching many profiles, I realize I am not the most tragically desperately depressed person out there. Close second.


shaza 64F

8/17/2008 9:59 am

I joined this site believing that it was for Jewish singles seeking other Jewish singles - JewishFriendFinder, but it seems that a large majority of the members seem to be non-Jewish.


annathewriter 74F
12 posts
8/20/2008 10:20 am

    Quoting CrazyPerson:
    I was not born Jewish. But I am now. "Jews 4 Jesus", give me a break! That takes the cake as the most PC all inclusive doomsday cult around.

    Other sites? Yes, but the entire list of friend finders are just scams. You can meet a real person here, but it's going to cost you money, and expect to be humiliated.

    Why? Desperation I guess, and I like blogs.

    What do I expect? I expect to express myself, and be blocked more than befriended.

    What have I learned about other people? After searching many profiles, I realize I am not the most tragically desperately depressed person out there. Close second.
I agree with your last sentence. Oops - sorry last but one.

I click on the profile and it is 'not found'!


annathewriter 74F
12 posts
8/20/2008 10:23 am

    Quoting shaza:
    I joined this site believing that it was for Jewish singles seeking other Jewish singles - JewishFriendFinder, but it seems that a large majority of the members seem to be non-Jewish.
I would imagine that sites founded in the USA or UK initially attract people from there because of the publicity generated by the staff in their local area by word of mouth and in the media.

There must be some sites started in your area.I would have thought your main problem is finding people in your area.



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