$2000 Queens Shidduch program

לע'ן פערל בת צבי ע'ה ולע'ן ר' משה חיים בן נחום ע'ה

SHADCHAN COUNT: 29

(as of 9/17/2007)

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Several members of the Central Queens, NY Jewish community have taken upon themselves to offer an incentive for people to make shidduchim of single women from Central Queens. The committee is offering a $2,000 gift to the shadchan of a woman from this area. (This money will be in addition to the customary “shadchanus” gift that may be given by the families.) This program is being modeled after the one operated by the Star-K of Baltimore, with some minor variations.
For the shadchan of a successful shidduch to qualify for this gift, the following conditions apply:

• The single woman must be at least 23-years old at the time the engagement is announced.There is no upper age limit.
• Widows and divorcees are included.
• The couple must be committed to observing the laws of kashrus, Shabbos, and taharas hamishpacha.
• Parents, grandparents, children, siblings, sibling-in-laws, and aunts and uncles of the single women are not eligible for the gift. Cousins and other relatives who arrange a shidduch are eligible.
• Central Queens is defined as the areas of Forest Hills, Hillcrest, Jamaica Estates, Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens Hills, Rego Park, Briarwood, Holliswood, and Flushing .
• A Central Queens woman is defined as: Her parents must live in Central Queens for one year and have purchased a house there, or are renting a dwelling there for two years, OR-
  If she lives in Central Queens alone, without family, she must have lived in Central Queens for two years (student years do not count). OR-
  A Central Queens woman, living elsewhere for less than two years, whose parents are presently living in Central Queens, is eligible.
• If more than one person was involved in the introduction of the couple, the $2,000 award will be divided amongst the parties according to traditional guidelines. For example, if one person thought of the idea and asked a professional to arrange it, the one who thought of it gets 1/3 of the shadchanus and the professional gets 2/3 of the shadchanus.
  If the shidduch breaks up, chas v’shalom, before the wedding, the committee is exempt from paying the gift.
• Payment of the gift will be made by the committee within 30 days after the chasana.
  The initial introduction of the couple (i.e., the first meeting of the couple) must not have been made prior to the starting date of this program, Rosh Chodesh Nissan, 5765 (April 10, 2005).
• All disputes, e.g., who is the shadchan, questions regarding eligibility, etc., will be settled by the committee’s rabbinic advisor, Rabbi H. Welcher, shlita, or his designee, whose decision will be final.

Contributions for this program can be made out to “Bais Medrash of Kew Gardens Hills” at 75-02 137 St, Flushing, NY 11367, and marked “for Queeens Shidduch Program.” The committee is initially funding this program for a one year period. Questions regarding this program can be answered by calling 347-448-1388 or can be e-mailed to queensshidduch@yahoo.com.