{"product_id":"9781483517520","title":"EndTheMadness Guide to the Shidduch World","description":"The EndTheMadness Guide to the Shidduch World is the definitive book on what's really wrong in the shidduch world and what needs to be done to fix it. It contains 267 pages of straight talk, including a comprehensive analysis of the various layers of the problems, practical solutions that apply to the entire community, and a wealth of supporting Torah sources and ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction .............................. .............................1\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Problem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 – Truth Is Stranger Than Science Fiction ..................... 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 – The Elusive and Illusive Quest for “Frumkeit” ......... 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 – The Elimination of Natural Meetings ...................... 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 – The Failure of the Matchmaking System ................. 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 – Just Follow the Script .............................................. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 – The Rise of Feminism .............................................. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 – The Advancement of Technology ............................ 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe EndTheMadness Label Lexicon .................................... 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 – The Dreaded Shidduch Résumé .............................. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9 – Stupid and Insensitive Things People Say To Singles ... 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10 – The Isolation of Singles ....................................... 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11 – False Hope (or what dating web sites should file for) .................... 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Solution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 – Wise Words from a Blind Man .............................. 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 – The EndTheMadness Covenant ............................ 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 – Natural Meetings ................................................... 131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 – Events for Singles (NOT Singles Events) ............... 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 – Matchmaking ........................................................ 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 – HotKiddush: Online Meetings Revolutionized ...... 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 – The Role of Singles in the Solution ........................ 171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 – The Role of the Community .................................. 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9 – Dating More Than One Person at a Time ............. 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10 – When Should One Begin Dating? ........................ 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11 – Should One Wait for an Older Sibling? ............... 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12 – Icebreakers ........................................................... 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13 – Short Lessons from the Torah .............................. 189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue .................................................................................... 194\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dating Survival Guide for Orthodox Jewish Men .............. 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Shidduch Value Calculator................................................. 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDebunking the Age Gap Theory ............................................... 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe “Dhimmis” Among Us: Judaism’s Lower Class .................. 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppropriate Shidduch Questions ............................................... 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBitachon and Hishtadlus in Shidduchim (and elsewhere) .......... 256\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BookBaby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125818605808,"sku":"9781483517520","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781483517520_p0.jpg?v=1763628959","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781483517520","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}