Agudath Israel of Missouri is thrilled to announce the launch of the St. Louis Shidduch Initiative. The Shidduch Initiative kicked off with an informational event, attended by 100 people.
The St. Louis Shidduch Initiative was founded by Rabbi Menachem Tendler, Rabbi of U. City Shul, and community members Mr. Yigal Sasportas and Mr. Aharon Lefton. It aims to facilitate the networking and exchange of ideas, resources and connections and advocacy for the single men and women in the St. Louis community by providing educational and inspirational events, connecting families and singles to a network of shadchanim, and training new shadchanim within the St. Louis community. The goal of the St. Louis Shidduch Initiative is to be the central umbrella for all things shidduch related in St. Louis.
“We want to take the best ideas from the existing shidduch initiatives and customize them for St. Louis,” said Mrs. Shira Swidler, director of the St. Louis Shidduch Initiative. “Our goal is to put St. Louis on the shidduch map, to provide any resource a single may need throughout their dating experience, and to develop communal awareness by getting the whole community involved.”
Opportunities to volunteer for the St. Louis Shidduch Initiative are not limited to the realm of shadchanus, but include any skill or interest that could benefit singles.
“In a close-knit community like St. Louis, the shidduch needs in the community are really felt by everyone,” said Rabbi Hillel Anton of Agudath Israel of Missouri. “We saw from the overflowing crowd at the event that people view other community members as family, and family takes care of each other.”
To contact the St. Louis Shidduch Initiative you can call Mrs. Shira Swidler at 314-359-3580, email [email protected], or visit www.stlshidduch.org.