Chanale is a baalas teshuvah who, after five years of searching, and at the tender age of 48, finally met and married her ezer kenegdo, Chaim.
Chaim is a baal teshuvah who had been searching for his zivug ha-nachon for four years, and finally, at the age of 52, was baruch HaShem, introduced to the woman who would become his wife.
This may sound like it could be an author’s outline for an observant Jewish romance novel, and on the surface, it does sound extremely romantic.
The nagging reality however is that for a great number of folks who happen to find themselves in the position in which Chanale and Chaim found themselves, the shidduch search can last much longer and often with less than successful results.
Chanale and Chaim found that there were shadchanim who worked on a grass-roots level, mostly locally, but that overwhelmingly, those shadchanim serviced the observant Jewish singles who were 18-25 years old and who had just returned from the yeshiva/seminary environment.
Chanale and Chaim however, found themselves in a different demographic entirely, and one that seemed to be growing exponentially, from day to day. The impacted demographic in which they found themselves, included/includes Jewish singles who were/are 26 years of age (or older) and still looking, or who were/are now divorced/widowed (with or without children) are balei teshuvah or descended of balei teshuva, are geyorim or descended of geyorim, or are differently-abled in some fashion.
Chanale and Chaim came to the painful realizations that there existed only a handful of shadchanim who could service them and an extremely limited number of marriage-minded websites in which to involve themselves.
There were no shidduch coaches available to assist impacted observant singles with regard to their attempts at navigating this difficult path. The process of finding a shidduch is challenging enough, and it becomes even more difficult when the infrastructure and the resources are so lacking.
In appreciation to HaShem, for revealing her basherte to her, Chanale has been bringing her particular brand of insight into the plights of the observant single community for over 10 years, serving as both a shadchanit and as a shidduch coach and has realized considerable success in both arenas.
Chanale has served as a shadchanit for many years on www.sawyouatsinai.com, servicing those observant Jewish singles aged 45 and above.
She has also worked with L'Chaim, a coalition of shadchanim in Los Angeles.
She has organized shadchan fairs, speakers and has been involved in a number of social events for Jewish singles who are within this impacted demographic.
Chanale has been assisting observant Jewish singles in compiling shidduch resume’s that work, that are truthful and complimentary, and that are designed to elicit positive responses. She will critique any essay assignments, and assist in creating essays that work. She will determine which photos to use and why.
Chanale’s shidduch coaching is not intended as an alternative to interfacing directly with a shadchan or participating in a marriage-minded website, but instead, to partner with you, as you navigate this difficult path.
Having a coach in your corner can make all the difference in the world. Chanale has been there and knows that the path can be time-consuming, frustrating and challenging. Chanale wants to assist others by providing the direction that could have been so helpful to her and her husband.
In her secular life, Chanale has served as both as a mediator and a negotiator. It is that set of skills, combined with her unique sensitivity to the needs of the impacted observant, Jewish singles that serves her so well when called upon to coach a single, or a couple, as they take their first steps into a shayech shidduch, and all the way to the chuppah.
Chanale…the shidduch coach is also available for coaching at all levels of the shidduch process and looks forward to being able to assist you with a realistic, positive and productive approach to your shidduch search.
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