Goal of SawYouAtSinai^®

SawYouAtSinai was started with the simple goal of helping Jewish singles find their soul mates, their bashert. The Midrashim (Jewish commentaries) teach that every Jewish soul stood at Sinai with his or her soul mate, bashert, at the giving of the Torah. Now the challenge is finding the soul mate, the bashert, that you saw at Sinai.

SawYouAtSinai combines the power of technology, the accessibility of the internet and the personal touch of a Jewish matchmaker to make matches that meet your unique personality and needs. Our experienced Jewish Matchmakers are from diverse backgrounds, and focus on different age groups, religious levels, locations and personalities. Our matchmakers work with Conservative, Modern Orthodox and Yeshivish/Black Hat Jewish singles from communities throughout the world.

How does the site work? How is it different from other sites?

• When you become a member, you are required to fill out a comprehensive profile that includes information about your religious background, lifestyle, interests, references, description about self and criteria you are looking for in another person.
• We then select matchmakers (up to 2) for you based on your location, age, and religious orientation.
• Matchmakers will then get to know you better through phone calls, Emails, and when appropriate contact you for face to face interview.
• There is NO BROWSING of other member profiles. Your matchmaker selects profiles of potential matches and gives you access to those profiles for your review. In turn, your matchmaker will ONLY show your profile & picture to potential matches.
• Members can review certain information that each single filled in their profile. Based on the other person’s profile and input from the matchmaker a single then “declines” or “accepts” a potential match through the system. All responses are kept in strict confidence, only accessible to matchmakers and respective singles. Each member has 10 days to approve or decline a match and the system will block the same match from being suggested twice.
• When two members both agree to a match, SawYouAtSinai forwards contact information so the singles can arrange a conversation and then plan a date. Men should contact women within three (3) days of receiving the phone number. If he cannot call the woman then he should contact the matchmaker to let her know when he will be calling.
• When appropriate, a member can update her/his status in the system to easily keep the matchmaker apprised with the progress of the relationship (i.e. “spoke on phone”, “went on first date”, “dating exclusively”, “engaged”). In addition, you are encouraged to form a relationship with the matchmaker so he/she can assist you through the dating process (when you desire and require input).

Matchmakers are there to continue to screen members, recommend matches, and assist (where requested) during the dating process. It is up to you to decide which matchmakers you want to work with, with whom you want to accept a date and to what extent you would like a matchmaker’s input and feedback during the dating process.

Quality Matchmakers and Singles

Matchmakers are interviewed at length by our staff prior to their admission into the network. They are required to provide two references who can attest to their matchmaking skills. We then interview the references using a comprehensive checklist of questions. This process ensures that our members are in the best hands, receiving suggestions about quality matches who meet their specifications.

Singles profiles are screened by the matchmakers to confirm accuracy of information. It is recommended to members that they provide references for their matchmakers to aid them in their efforts. In addition, we require matchmakers to have an initial phone interview with members and some will request a face-to-face meeting with members before suggesting potential matches to them.

SawYouAtSinai combines Jewish matchmaking with online Jewish dating. Jewish singles can use a shadchan, a Jewish matchmaker, to send them shidduchim (matches) so they can find their bashert. Our matchmakers have made successful matches between Jewish singles internationally including: Atlanta, Chicago, Florida, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Montreal, London, Manchester, England, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Israel, Johannesburg, Sydney and Melbourne just to name a few.