How does SpeedDating work?
• A group of Jewish singles — an equal number of men and women — gather at a cafe (or another establishment) that has been rented out for the evening. • The cafe is filled with “tables for two,” and each table is numbered. • At the appointed time, one man and one woman are paired up at each table, where they have 7 minutes to talk. Participants are also given suggested topics to help break the ice. • At the end of 7 minutes, the event host rings a bell and all dates come to a halt. Participants are asked to write on their match card if they would be interested in seeing this person again. This entails simply checking a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ box. • The men then get up from their seats and move to the next table, where another woman is waiting to meet them. • After 60 minutes, each participant has met 7 people of the opposite gender. • At the end of the evening, the match cards are collected and we tally the results. Both sides marking off the ‘yes’ box means we have a mutual match. We notify
