Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel » Ari Isenberg http://blogs.timesofisrael.com The Marketplace of Ideas Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:10:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 A Valentine’s Tribute: Online Dating, Rooted in Judaism http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-valentines-tribute-online-dating-rooted-in-judaism/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-valentines-tribute-online-dating-rooted-in-judaism/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:49:40 +0000 Ari Isenberg http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=103096 It was a humid Monday evening, typical for the month of July in Israel.  I had sought refuge in an air-conditioned lounge inside a hotel in the heart of Jerusalem.  It was 7:30pm and most of the tables were unoccupied.  I recall thinking that this dimly lit lounge, serving martinis and lattes, would be an [...]

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