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Dating as an Orthodox Jew

A peak inside the "Hipsidic" dating scene.

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May 07, 2021
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“I look pretty good for a grandpa, eh?” he says to me with a wink.

It’s true; but after all, he’s only 38 years old. F. got married at 18 in Brooklyn’s Yeshivish Orthodox Jewish community (they wear the furry hats), and so did his daughter. The math checks out and it’s not so unusual, at least within the confines of the religious community from which he…

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