Cherrybim:
“Also, I showed you the reason to doubt the numbers that you provided.”
Regarindg JTA I have no idea what happened in a interview with the JTA or who they spoke to. What I do know is that they were considering writing a mishmash of an article on the shidduch crisis and NASI was advised that there was no benefit in being part of a article that makes a cholent of the issue.
As for the Kol Korei, you are free to feel whether it’s effective or not. Those that put the time into it felt it was worth the effort. If you think the goal was to establish a Takana, of course it won’t work. If the goal was to make a clear statement on the issue thus encouraging more close in age shidduchim then it can certainly be considered a effective letter. In addition it was a opportunity for individual R”Y to make a statement to their talmidim in public (and likely to be followed up in private) on the issue.
One question to you. Why the animosity on the issue. Have you personally been hurt by the close the age gap awareness.