Getting to know a partner in preparation for marriage is a meaningful journey in a person’s life – one that demands responsibility, honesty, and integrity.
This booklet offers halachic and ethical guidelines for moral conduct throughout the different stages of the process: from the initial inquiries to, if necessary, the difficult situation of breaking an engagement.
It has been written with awareness of the sensitivity and complexity of the world of matchmaking, and with deep commitment to Jewish law, ethics, and human dignity. It serves as a compass for young men and women in the dating stage, as well as for parents, matchmakers, and mentors – guiding them on the path toward building a home founded on truth, love, and holiness.
Table of Contents:
- Open the booklet – Tzohar Shidduchim
- Opening remarks – Rabbi Yuval Cherlow
- An Introduction for Readers
- Part One: Moral Dilemmas and Challenges During the Dating Process
- Chapter One: Approaching Dating
- Chapter 2: During the Dates and the Relationship
- Chapter 3: For Professional and Amateur Matchmakers
- Part Two: Ethical and Halachic Aspects of Honesty, Fairness, and Speech in Matchmaking and Its Cancellation
- Chapter 4: The Halachot of Integrity and Lashon Hara for Shidduchim
- Chapter 5: Ending a Shidduch
