JWed.com
JWed.com is an online dating service aimed at Jewish singles. The website, co-founded in 2001 by Ben Rabizadeh and Derek Saker, followed a predecessor called Dosidate, launched in 1997.[1] Between 2001 and 2012 the site was called Frumster, a play on the term Frum and a joke by Rob Schneider.[1]
In October 2012, Frumster.com changed its name to JWed.com. JWed launched in 2007 as a white-label site, sharing profile listings with Frumster.com until the name was completely changed 2012.[2]
The site attracted criticism in 2004 for refusing profiles from people describing themselves as Conservative Jews.[3] The site is now open to all marriage-minded Jewish singles be they Orthodox observant or halachically Jewish singles.[citation needed]
JWed is an available service both through the website and the app. The latest version of the JWed app was launched April 2024.
Membership and marriages
[edit]In December 2005 the site says it had 20,000 members and had facilitated over 500 marriages.[4] JWed CEO Derek Saker says that of March 2024, the site has over 80,000 members and has facilitated over 3,900 marriages.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hip Modern Orthodox ISO Same". Forward.com. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Dating site Frumster commits to new name: JWed". Thejc.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ "Frum Enough for Frumster? - the Jewish Week | HighBeam Research". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ Gordon, Dave (December 16, 2005). "Already hundreds wed: Internet dating site leads couples to a chuppah". Jewish Independent. Archived from the original on August 18, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ Rabizadeh, Ben (November 18, 2019). "Fraud in the digital dating age". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Frumster website
- Interview with Ben Rabizadeh, Online Personals Watch, August 2008
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