Leaving aside the fears that an unscrupulous (or may not unscrupulous, we’re all human) shadchan might push kids to date beyond the point they should, I can’t help but think of Yonasan Rosenblum’s comment on appeals to help the boys in Japan, along these lines: yes, it’s a terrible situation, and yes it’s a big mitzvah, and isn’t it amazing how we all band together like this…BUT WHY DID WE HAVE TO GET TO THIS POINT IN THE FIRST PLACE?? (My caps, not his.)
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