Chabad Shidduch List Sees Amazing Success in First 2 Weeks

By COLlive reporter

A new master Shidduchim list of Chabad single girls and boys from around the world which launched 2 weeks ago has seen unprecedented success, organizers said.

Since the launch of the new site ChabadList.com on Tu B’Av on COLlive.com, over 700 new names were added, and now, two weeks later, over 2,100 singles have been registered, Rabbi Moshe Raichman, one of the site’s directors, told COLlive.

ChabadList.com is the brainchild of Mrs. Dinie Cohen, Shlucha in Sacramento, California, who had a passionate vision to reinstate the concept of having all Lubavitch singles on one updated master list with their most basic info (not profile), affording parents the opportunity to access all eligible names for Shidduchim in one location.

She teamed up with Rabbi Moshe Raichman of Chabadmatch.com and Rabbi Meir Geisinsky of ShidduchiminLubavitch.com (SIL), working for months to gather as many singles’ names as possible, and continuing to add names, as they are submitted by grateful parents and friends from around the world.

“The point of this list is to empower parents and reignite their spark of hope,” said Dinie Cohen. “As parents, we want to be proactive in searching for the right partner for our child. This list is a platform that enables us to do so, instead of being solely dependent on the input of others,” Cohen added.

Parents and singles maintain their dignity when adding their child’s name to the Chabad Shidduch list – because everyone is automatically included, as a matter of course.

Many parents related that they really appreciated that their child was added without being asked, Meir Geisinsky says. “This way they feel that it’s not a statement of desperation when their child lands on the list, they are just listed along with everyone else,” he notes.

“The staggering volume and influx of names submitted to the Chabadlist site is testimony to the vital service and support this list is providing for our families,” Cohen says. She continues, “The creation of this list is providing awareness, connection, and conversation. Each, a major key necessary in networking for shidduchim.”

“After renowned Shadchan Rabbi Yonah Avtzon obm passed away, I was afraid that any semblance of a Chabad singles list was lost,” parent Rabbi Yerachmiel Benjaminson shared. “I am so happy to see that Chabadlist is up and running. May it be with much Mazel!”

“A great resource of having a full list, particularly for a Shliach out of town,” another parent shared.

“Thank you for thinking of us and others, so that we can think of others as well,” a user commented.

Another parent said, “The Shidduchim stage is quite daunting. I feel less isolated and supported as part of our community by the formation of this list. Thank you!”

The site’s directors ask that parents, relatives, and friends take an active role in keeping the site up to date, for the benefit of all. When you come across someone already engaged or married, please go to Chabadlist.com, press edit, type in their name, and click the delete button.

Also, while birthdays of the singles are not visible to the site visitors, the birthdays need to be submitted so that that the age will display correctly. If a person’s listed age is incorrect, that means the birthday was not submitted properly, if at all. For accuracy, please help us by going to Chabadlist.com to edit the information.

“Parents will always have to put in the effort, do the research, and collaborate with the Shadchan. This central site provides information that dispenses clarity and direction of where to start exploring.

“The options that the ChabadList, Chabadmatch and Shidduchim in Lubavitch provide were developed as a tool to broaden the possibilities and ease the shidduch research process,” Cohen concludes.

“I encourage parents to check the list as frequently as possible, to see new names and to be sure they are pleased with the information about their child on the list,” Rabbi Geisinsky says. “It’s a weird feeling to set goals to have many names on the list, when the ultimate goal is to happily remove them as we celebrate simchas,” he says.