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Such A Match

Such A Match

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Introducing “Such a Match,” an original podcast from J. The Jewish News of Northern California all about old-fashioned Jewish love stories told by the couples themselves.
On “Such a Match,” you’ll hear about hilarious blind dates and endearing marriage proposals, finding love after divorce, dating after 60 and much more.2025 Judaism Spirituality
Episodes
  • 8. Beshert in Bakersfield

    8. Beshert in Bakersfield
    Mar 18 2025
    "Beshert in Bakersfield" tells the love story of newlyweds Emma and Héber, who met at a Bakersfield synagogue in 2018 when Emma formed a Jewish young adult group. The two became friends through the group, but neither of them were thinking about love or marriage at the time. In late 2019, sparks of romance began to fly, but Emma dismissed her feelings for Héber, focused instead on her upcoming move back to the Bay Area. Hear about the pivotal moment that changed the course of their relationship forever.



    See Emma and Héber's wedding announcement in J.
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    23 mins
  • 7. Checking All the Right Boxes

    7. Checking All the Right Boxes
    Mar 4 2025
    "Checking All the Right Boxes" is about a couple who meets through a computerized Jewish matching service, a "high tech yenta" for the early 90s. Donna, a 34-year-old dental hygienist living in San Francisco, decided to fill out the dating service's questionnaire and see what comes of it. Soon, a printout arrives at her apartment, listing three Jewish men she's matched with, along with their phone numbers. When it came to matching with Joe, timing, it turns out, was everything.

    Read about other successful matches that came from the Jewish Singles Computer Service, from the J archives.
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    16 mins
  • 6. It Was Love at First 'Fiddler'

    6. It Was Love at First 'Fiddler'
    Feb 25 2025
    "It Was Love at First 'Fiddler'" is about Jackie, a woman raised Roman Catholic who falls in love with Judaism at a young age. As she grows up, the men she's attracted to all happen to be Jewish. In July 1994 Jackie leaves a voicemail in response to a personal ad she discovered in the Jewish Bulletin (a newspaper her ex-boyfriend introduced her to.) This week's Jewish love story is about an instant connection between Jackie and Mark, and also about Jackie's conversion to Judaism.


    Read the Jewish Bulletin personal ad from July 1994, that begins with "33, SJM, physician."
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    19 mins
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