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Culture People are taking sexy Tinder profile pics at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial. Should we really be outraged?
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Culture On Netflix, a notorious Israeli swindler finally gets his comeuppance
Watching Netflix’s “The Tinder Swindler,” about an accomplished Israeli conman and the victims who exposed him, I couldn’t stop thinking of TikTok’s most-maligned and unremarkable f-boy, West Elm Caleb. On paper, the titular swindler, a felon named Shimon Hayut, and W.E.C, a tall, mustachioed New York furniture designer who is bad at online dating, seem…
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Culture Is pandemic dating making us all Orthodox?
It’s your first date. You’ve never met the other person, but they’ve been pre-screened and chosen for you, so you show up at the agreed-upon location, perhaps a park bench or hotel lobby. It’s daytime. You sit apart from each other, not close enough to touch or bump knees. Even though it’s the first date,…
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Fast Forward British Student Suspended For Tinder Profile Picture Of Sleeping Jewish Man
A British student has been suspended following complaints that one of his Tinder profile pictures featured a sleeping Jewish man. The picture, taken on London’s “Tube” subway system, features the student making the “hang loose” gesture with his one hand while leaning over toward a sleeping Orthodox man. In the picture, a small Palestinian flag…
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The Schmooze Bumble Vs. Tinder: What’s Jewish About The Epic Dating Site War?
Bumble is swiping left on Tinder. The dating app that allows women to make the first move is lashing back at Tinder after its rival sued it for allegedly stealing trade secrets. Before suing, Tinder tried to buy Bumble, but the latter’s CEO and founder, Whitney Wolfe Herd, rejected the offer out of hand. “We…
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Life Swipe Right On Your Dream Job: This Israeli-Made App Is Tinder For Job Search
It’s LinkedIn meets Tinder. New Israeli app Workey, based in Tel Aviv, is an app that connects job-seekers with recruiters, using the same model as a dating app. When you register, a chatbot asks a series of questions about your job and professional aspirations, and asks you to upload your resume or connect the app…
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Life Sick Of Bad Tinder Dates? This New Dating App May Be A Game-Changer.
Ayal Belling was tired of Tinder — sick of the swipes and sick of the superficiality of the photos-only game. So this Jerusalem-born Cape Town resident decided to create his own swiping dating app — a program that studies users’ social profiles, and forces users to be honest. Predict Dating App first scans your Facebook…
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