tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post4526574411552127666..comments2023-11-02T12:16:19.495+02:00Comments on The Jewish Worker: Economic slowdown = Shidduchim slowdownblukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774763780910614203noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post-71572261141016607542010-10-25T20:51:57.624+02:002010-10-25T20:51:57.624+02:00Another big hit to the picture is the removal of &...Another big hit to the picture is the removal of "zakaut" for home purchases for anyone other than army grads. It used to be that everyone got some grant money toward buying a home in Israel - olim got points, army service got points, family size got points, and (the charedi ticket) number of Israeli siblings got points.<br /><br />I remember a little more than 15 years ago someone from Tekoa had organized a project to scout out housing that was within the "zakaut" budget for Ethiopian immigrants. They sent Israelis and anglos with a checklist to look over the apartments so the sellers wouldn't get wise to up the price to the zakaut amount.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511172450018829475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post-65908625085773138872010-10-25T17:15:02.089+02:002010-10-25T17:15:02.089+02:00For the past thirty years I'm hearing about th...For the past thirty years I'm hearing about the imminent demise of kollel due to lack of funds. And of course by every new round of this type of talk I'm told this time it's <i>really</i> going to happen...Berelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838242681477978356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post-64098189244095916832010-10-24T14:57:52.645+02:002010-10-24T14:57:52.645+02:00Thanks for pointing this out to me. One has to wo...Thanks for pointing this out to me. One has to wonder if economic sense will take hold, or if a new social experiment will emerge.Orthonomicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892074485262548496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11287959.post-72455903873062793722010-10-24T14:17:27.614+02:002010-10-24T14:17:27.614+02:00I suspect it is part of the inevitable end to the ...I suspect it is part of the inevitable end to the charedi life style that has currently been perpetuated in Israel. It was one thing to have 6 kids 20 years ago, before all these expectations, but now to have 10 kids with all the drawbacks mentioned, something will have to give.<br /><br />Hopefully, it will lead to a society that is less driven by a feeling of entitlement (why settle for a girl who's parents won't provide for me for an extended time), and more of a recognition that they must take part in the real world (i.e. working).<br /><br />Or maybe they'll try to create it artificially by demanding the girl work before marriage to save up and buy her own apartment, but I like to think that people will change for the better.SF2K01https://www.blogger.com/profile/05065339128507952991noreply@blogger.com