1. Impressive. Although it’s a bit late for this initiative, as many have suffered. The Rosh Yeshivah surely earned himself real Gan Eden!!!! Hopefully all other Yeshivos follow this. This is Dinnei Nefashos of the highest regard!!!!

   • THERE IS NO SHIDDUCH CRISES
     Hashem already setup your sons and everyone else’s son/daughter zivug 40 days before they were even born. Forget about the fact that now they are holding at around 20 or so years later since they were born. Hashem has their zivug waiting for them and can send it to your son/daughter immediately but is just waiting for each person involved in shidduchim to do their RUCHNIUS hishtadlus of Bitachon and Emunah(faith and trust in Hashem) together with Tefillos/Prayers.
     Mrs. Seminary girl,/Mr. Learning/working boy Are YOU doing your RUCHNIUS hishtadlus? Not just your gashmius hishtadlus of dating and speaking to shadchanim etc….?
     Start turning directly to Hashem for help in all your needs, especially shidduchim that they say is a bigger miracle than the splitting of the Yam suf.
     Why are we not putting our faith and trust directly in our loving father, king of kings, ruler of the world Hashem? Especially when we all know the truth that Hashem has everything down to every person’s breath and penny of income already decreed since Rosh Hashanah for the entire upcoming year? Of course we need to do our Hishtadlus but the ultimate secret for success in our needs is to turn Directly to the source Hashem for help in anything. as we say in bentching from Tehillim “ודורשי ה לא יחסרו כל טוב” i.e. for one who seeks out Hashem directly lacks nothing that is good.

     • Sorry read the letter of the Gedolim in EY including R’ Elyashiv and R’ Chaim Kanievsky. They clearly write not to blame Hashem Yisborach for a man made disaster as the American Shidduch Crises. R’ Elya Ber said this as well at the Agudah convention two years ago. To blame Hashem is not an Achrayius approach. He said we have to lower the age gap and also end the Freezer polices some Yeshivos have.

     • What a novel approach. Hashem discriminates against AMERICAN Litvaks. He has no issue with Chassidim all over the world or Litvaks in Israel who DON’T Have a Shidduch crises. He just doesn’t like the Americans….. heed the call of the Gedolim who said we as a Tzibbur in the USA messed things up the last 30 years. Let’s do serious introspection and change and of course most importantly Daven to Hashem

       • “He doesnt like americans..” such an uneducated statement

     • Similarly to Parnassa…… we do Hishtadlus. That is how Hashem created this world. Especially in Shidduchim we see that Avrohom sent Eliezer to find a Zivug. If you don’t want to fix the system by the Litvaks don’t be involved, but most people realized the ball was dropped by the Tzibbur 20 years ago and created some real Karbanos.

     • Shmuel,
       A person can lose their zivug if they don’t marry on time, likely by the age of 18
       See MHRSH”A beginning of Sotah
       It’s not advisable to push of marriage age assuming that the other side is sitting and waiting.

2. To those wondering, the rosh yeshiva is Rabbi (moderated)

   • Which yeshiva

3. Why can’t marrying more than one woman be an option?

   It’s only assur d’rabanan, we need to at least consider this!

   • Issur d’rabonon is Torah. That’s the spiritual problem
     And physical problem is that it might be hard to fulfill the kesubah for more than one woman. If a man is responsible and understands that getting married means fulfilling his kesuba to his wife… it’s a responsibility. He promises to support her etc

     • I don’t believe it’s an issur d’rabonon, rather it’s a cherem from R’ Gershom.

       • Hence the phrase D’rbana and not Deoraysa.

   • Ronald
     One woman is way more than enough
     Why would u possibly want two even if it were allowed nowadays ?

   • Polygamy is illegal

   • I’m guessing you’re not married.

4. Kudos!!!

   Change is long long long Overdue!!!!!

   • Missing name of yeshiva/rosh yeshiva. Clickbait

5. Wow I am impressed – someone has the guts. Please announce their names so that I can send them a donation in appreciation. I have long ago stopped supporting all yeshivas that continued the crisis ignoring the please of bnos Yisroel.

6. Wow! Which Prominenet Yeshiva is this?

7. Which yeshiva is this??

8. Hopefully many more follow. This is truly a reason to celebrate.

9. BTW I spoke to parents of this Yeshivah. It is probably the most prominent Yeshivah in Lakewood. I guess TLS wants to keep it quiet now on the Yeshivah name so others can follow this Rosh Yeshivah this week!!! This is verified and 100% legitimate.

10. He will get the schar of all of them because he is a genuine leader not looking over his shoulder. I give him all the edit in the world.

    • I agree with you 100%! It was not an easy thing for him to do that. His reward is 1000 fold. Hopefully everyone else follows very quickly. We are dealing with human lives over here. This can’t be swept under the rug anymore.

11. Good start, now let’s go away with third year as well to keep the Shulchan Aruch. Resolving the unknown Shulchan crisis will resolve the known shidduch crisis.

12. I truly want to commend the Lakewood scoop that has been bringing up the plights of the Bnos Yisrael for many years. Both you and the Rosh Yeshivah undoubtedly, will get amazing Schar in Shomayim. You have shown the world the value of Ahavas Yisrael. For it is not just the older single girl who suffers, it is so many members of her family as well. Ashreichem!!!

13. Doing this will duplicate the crisis of too many males for too few females that the chasidim are currently experiencing, and would bring this crisis into the Yeshiva society as well.

    Boys and parents of boys , for your own good, please boycott this movement!

    Age 23 is a healthy age for you to start dating both as far as your learning and all else.

    If the girls really belived that they have a shidduch crisis then they would mobilize to start shidduch at age 21 and at least try to meet the boys halfway.

    But since they have not lifted a finger for themselves then you have no extra obligations.

    And NASI knows all this.

    Long Time Shadchan

    • You unfortunately don’t know what you’re talking about so please think twice before you make mathematically incorrect statements especially ones to that will cause a churban. We are very very far still from any situation where there are too many males and frankly that will only happen once the male sari by age is lower than the female one which is not gonna happen anytime soon.

    • You seem to be a very negative person- based on a few times I saw you post things. Keep your negativity to yourself. And stop worrying so much about the boys. Having them start dating one year earlier will not even solve the crisis. It will only help out. You should join everyone in applauding the step that was taken. You are the only one here that seems to have a problem with it.

    • As a long term shadchan in the Yeshivish community, do you have more boys than girls?

14. Thanks so much to all that are doing their utmost to help so many of the older singles. You bring light to our dark days and nights.

15. Baruch Hashem for this. BH a step in the right direction. Although it’s late however this is going to unleash sustainable change. It is a too wide spread Magifah to continue with this cracked foundation we are on.

16. Thank you! Please release the name of the yeshiva so that we can send a donation. It’s impressive to see a Rosh Yeshiva do what needs to be done as apposed to doing what all other yeshivas are doing. Ashrecha!

17. There are some erroneous assumptions made in your piece.
    1. You state that the age problem started only 15-20 years ago. I got married over 40 years ago. Boys, for the most part, did not start going out until at least 23 years old, some older. A large part of the problem then, as now, is that there are more great girls than great boys. The great boys are looking for money and/or yichus. That hasn’t changed. If the age difference is the reason for the shidduch crisis today, why did it only start 15-20 years ago? My father was 7 years older than my mother; the age difference between my aunts and their husbands were more than 12 years. They got married more than 70 years ago!
    2. The goals of marriage are different in Chasidishe and Israeli shidduchim. The litvishe tend to look for soul mates, a strong emotional attachment, and a good husband. The Chasidishe and Israelis are not necessarily looking for these things, so when it doesn’t happen, they are not so quick to divorce. Besides, divorce is much less accepted in those circles. So a proper ratio would be to compare the divorce rate before the “age crisis” became an “issue” and after decreasing the age difference started to be implemented.

    • If it’s true that there are 1000 yeshivish girls in lkwd 24 plus? Would you consider that a tzorech iyun godol??? I don’t know the answer but to make believe it’s not a matter of pikuach nefesh….a gezerah noraah

    • Actually, nowadays the Chassidish singles want soulmates and a deep emotional connection Divorce there has certainly increased.
      They seem to have a Shidduch situation too, just with the exact opposite issue.
      We need miracles, we need Moshiach

    • Not true.

18. I am chassidish yet my business is in the american litvosh circles, shiduchim is always challenging, but there is no comparison between chassidish and litvish ,there are normal litvish girls that haven’t seen a boy in 8 months…
    In torah vodass 25 years ago the avg age was 21.5 , 22

    • 8 months? I know loads of girls that haven’t met a boy for years. And to the know it all above who blames this on אמונה. That is as crazy as seeing someone who is dead for 10 years and expecting him to wake up (b4 תחיית המתים). If there aren’t near the amount of boys looking to get married as there are girls, it can’t happen. I will tell you as a father of single girls, I witness daily why חז”ל are מיקל משום עיגונא. Why today’s (moderated) aren’t concerned about the terrible suffering of today’s single girls, is something difficult for me to swallow.

      • He gave 8 months as an example. Those of us in the know about the problem, like myself, fell for you and your family. May they be zoche b’karov to a zivug shel kayoma.

19. Oiyayoi! Halevai this was the solution.
    Let’s work on creating better boys. Dont create metzuyanim in 8th grade who plotz a few years later. Let’s gradually create metzuyanim who stay that way.

20. Does anyone know of Shadchanim in the yeshiva community that works with divorced/widowed individuals?
    Thank you in advance

21. Wow! Unbelievable news. What is the name of this Nachshon of a yeshiva that I can give a large donation to? Kol hakovod to Reb Nachshon Shlita, a visionary Rosh Hayeshiva, who will have the eternal zechus of untold mishpachas being built in Klal Yisraoel

22. Why would the names be hidden for such breaking news? Sounds kinda funny. If it’s so prominent then the name would be public by mere fact from those who heard it. Why the secret?

23. Her are two names of Shadchonim that deal with widowed and divorced people. Please send it two the person looking for some names. Thanks.

    [email protected] Dassi Gotlieb.

    9172089995 Mrs Adjmi.

    Hatzloch.

    • Oy vey! Too many girls leads to too many avairos!

    • Thank you!

24. What if all the b0ys and g1rls would start hanging out in normal social setting outside of a shidduch interview?

    • Then they wouldn’t be frum. Duh..

      • Really? Ever see the Gemara at the end of Maseshes Ta’anis? States clearly shidduchim were done in social settings.

        • Shmendrik! How could you compare a young yeshiva bochur in todays generation with tremendous yetzer haras to the Kedoshim in the times of the gemara!!??

          • I’m Not. The poster wants to say socializing is basically assur. It used to be even litvaks only had sit ins. There were no dates without supervision. So why can’t some kind of socialized system be set up in supervised setting. I don’t know if anyone on TLS knows what speed dating is, however, I had gentiles ask me that in lounges. Lounges in NYC that I’m sure you can imagine had more then one yeshivish style date at the time.

    • Then all the guys would go for 3 girls and all the girls would go for one guy.

      You want that ?

25. Holy schnitzel! Such a devastating problem!

26. Amazing. Kol hakacod to this brave RY. I hope the others follow suit. Keeping them for 4 years is more for the yeshiva than the boys. Hopefully this will encourage others to do the same. We must assure as a kehilla that this Nachshon is respected and honored for taking the serious matter to heart and acting instead of just going with the crowd

27. this is just a “no content media sensation”
    the majority of Bochrim in American yeshivas do in fact go to Eretz Yisroel for 4th year Bais Medrash, only a few select yeshivish yeshivas don’t send their bochrim until 4th year sukkos or pesach.
    this is not a success and shouldnt be lauded as one.

28. Hello. No yeshivah has a fourth year Bais medrash. This is a joke.

29. what about some ideas for thawing out the “icebox” situation?

    that’s the real speedbump to the whole system

30. What about some ideas that would focus on teaching boys to stop habits that girls really dislike- smoking, drinking, vaping, smoking other stuff etc. we’re not just talking about a quality learning boy here, we’re talking about quality middos and habits- if more boys would mentch out and take responsibility for the way that they act (and at an even younger age with this new expectation) the pool would increase. If girls would be taught that marrying a working boy isn’t “less than”, we’d all be in a better place. The Mathematics of the supposed age gap theory don’t actually add up fyi- show me one real mathematician to have signed off on this theory.

    • we don’t ask mathematicians our shailos we ask Rabbonim

      secondly, the delay has a proven detrimental effect on the boys

      thirdly, you can just look around and see the older single girls’ fathers this is not like advanced calculus where you have givens and unknowns just ask around how many boys can you come up with and then ask how many girls are in any given neighborhood

      lastly, the smoking working guy etc is just an attempt to distract from the serious and focus oriented responsibility felt about this subject

31. This is a nice feel good story however the reality is that 99% of boys go to Eretz Yisroel by third year summer zman. I don’t think this really changes much.

    • Truth be told, they should be in Eretz Yisroel by 3rd year. That’s 100% should be. Unless of course he’s not going to EY. We have to start somewhere.

32. The only two Yeshivas where guys really stay religiously for 4th year bais medresh is South Fallsberg and Riverdale. And in Lakewood maybe Keren Hatorah.

    The rest of them it’s case by case.

    Maybe this new turn of events will have a positive psychological effect on everyone , so at least that. אויכט עפפס !

    • Fallsburg R’Y assured those that want to go to Eretz Yisroel from staying.

      • I saw the Agudah video with Reb Wachtfogel and Reb Barnet. He said that he had tried it for one year , a few years ago , and that he would start it again if he had others with him.

        • He never stopped. He just didn’t push those that didn’t’ want to leave to leave. Small difference.

    • That’s a very limited knowledge comment. I can list you at least five more Yeshivos in North America where 95% of its bochurim remain up until 4th Year Pesach – bit categorized as case by case, that terminology is misleading.
      Remember, this is an individual thing. Every bochur has different needs in regards to what formativeness in his entire being has already taken place during his years at whatever point. Some bochurim don’t have it fully done until end of 4th year which is usually the case. This part of the accusation is royally being ignored here. The way Yeshivos are ran is for Roshei Yeshiva to decide. They have (at least some of them have) the מסורת התורה, something which we smartaliks do not posses nor fully understand, so let have all these BaleBaatim paid moves not take over our psyche. The dots are there. Just connect them.

      • Like I said earlier

        This news is an antidepressant pill and a quick med fix , but nothing in terms of checks and balances.

        Just cause you cut out 4th year yeshiva for a group of boys still does not mean that they will eventually choose to marry any earlier then they and their parents feel is the right time.

    • As a father of a bunch of boys, it’s not that simple to just leave any yeshiva when you want to. Yes, you can leave on your own but the rosh yeshiva will not help you with the Israeli yeshivas, only the senior boys, eltere bachurim, will be helped,so many wait around till 4th year. I wish that can all change.

33. There is another piece to this crisis. Some shadchanim have no middos. They don’t return calls, respond to emails or texts–for months at a time (if that).

    This ongoing problem is severely exacerbated by their lack of decency and humanity.

    • What are they supposed to tell the parents of the girls when they call them? There aren’t enough boys to redt to their daughters? Should they tell them there are three thousand more girls in Lakewood than boys? Should they tell them due to the Freezer boys are selecting from a variety of choices for half a year just their daughter was eliminated.

      Please don’t blame the Shadchanim. It is not their fault. BH we are finally heeding the calls of the Gedolim in EY which we ignored for close to two decades and fixing this broken system which WE messed up these last twenty years. Not the fault of the Shadchanim.

    • Makes zero sense to blame the Shadchanim. They are hard workers and want to make Shidduchim. For some it’s their entire livelihood. They aren’t answering because there isn’t enough product. We shot ourselves in more than the foot in the Litvak USA Shidduch system. Hopefully we listen to all the changes R’ Moshe Hillel Hirsch implements to save a difficult situation. We didn’t listen to R’ Elyashiv and R’ Chaim Kanievsky’s letters on this matter at all. Some even said Israel is “different” than America. But the fact is we flunked big time. Let’s do teshuvah and listen to R’ Moshe Hillel. When he says lower the age gap and eliminate the freezer we have to listen. We also are in the Sheloshim of R’ Mattisyahu who tried to make some of the very changes R’ Moshe Hillel is doing. This would be the biggest Illui Neshamah for him if we finally listen to him.

      • This is the first time someone provided something resembling an explanation for what I have been going through. It’s not complete, of course, because all they really have to do is say, sorry nothing is available right now. But I am trying. Then, they could explain why they somehow manage to find dates for my nieces but not my daughter, even though my daughter is prettier, smarter and at least as well off.

        • They don’t call back because in the 15 minutes on the phone with you, making you feel good, they could be redting a few shidduchim. When Shadchin a heard your name, he knew exactly who you were. What you were calling about. How many children you have in the parsha. Each childs name etc.. Hopefully an idea clicked for your child at that moment. If not, your family is now on his mind. It’s not about you, it’s about rediing shidduchim. These guys redt shidduchim in their sleep. In the restroom etc..

          • I never had fifteen minutes with any of these guys on the phones. Your posts are generally based on false premises. As a result you come across as ignorant and deeply apathetic. Just so you know.

    • Or maybe they just don’t have a second to read you’re email, listen to your message. Maybe they’re trying to redt something for your child and will call you when they have that information for you. Would you like to talk on phone for 45 minutes, or get shidduch resume for your child?

      • This is extremely unlikely. I have a very busy job that requires me to speak with dozens of people a day, follow through on what I have to do, and then follow up with the clients. I do this every day — without fail.

        The notion that someone is SO busy that he cannot speak for months at a time is an absurd excuse. I never speak for more than a minute or two, but there is, then, little follow up. No responses. For months. They’re not busy with me. If they are indeed busy with me, they would have obtained a single date for my beautiful, amazing daughter sometime in the last fifteen months.

        • Just a heads up, I’m related to some of the people you’re complaining about, and I don’t get to speak with them either. They don’t answer my calls, emails, texts or whatsapp. If we’re together for shabbos or yom tov, I sometimes get a few seconds of their time. He’s redt shidduchim at the shabbos table, during zemiros. They don’t stop. The ideas come from Hashem 24/7. BTW, beauty is not something my relatives notice about a potential young lady.

          • I don’t believe you know to whom I am referring. In any case, assuming the benefit of the doubt (a courtesy you have not given me in your responses), while beauty may not be something your relative(s) may not notice, the fact of the matter is that she is actually beautiful, brilliant, and that her family is quite well off. According to you, I guess your relatives are eating, sleeping, dreaming and living the task of helping boys who want boorish, unattractive girls?

34. Gd bless this Rosh Hayeshiva

35. The real issue is that many boys no matter if they are ‘bais’ or even ‘gimmel’ are looking vfor big suppooirt and not ready to take achrayis. on parnassah. Not evne a partial achrayis they just want 100% support for many years. Not all families can do that , matter of fact most families are already strapped and cant give 100% support. Families are going into large debt to give a bachur the 100% support. If the attitude would change that yes the girl should support but not neccessary 100% thgen things would change in a big way and it would be many more shiduchim.
    To ask before going out from the girls familky how much are you willing to support? is so wrong on many levels, Is the amazing girl only worth going out if the family says the ‘right’ amount?? Many gedolim have said this is wrong. This was not done in the past and it is totally lack of menchlekeit. Yes hte girls should give support but it should not be a deal breaker for the boys if it is not the ‘RIGHT’ amount in the eyes.

    • Why should the girls give any support. The Choson is Mekabel Kinyan before the Chupah for all the finances of the Marriage. It’s specific in the Kesubah. He becomes Halachikly responsible for all finances the minute the witnesses sign and the marriage moves forward.

36. Shar bitachon
    Raboisa
    Internalize it feel
    It really helps

37. As a father with a son in this Yeshiva, i can confirm this to be legitimate.

    This Rosh Yeshiva has earned himself an even higher place in Gan Eden

38. “Fourth Year Beis Medrash Is Not An Option, It’s a MUST,” says Distraught Student, “I Must Have One More Year in the Rosh Yeshiva’s Shiur!”
    The sudden, startling news that a prominent yeshiva in Lakewood is abolishing its 4th-year Beis Medrash option, sent longtime talmid, Gershon Masmidtz, into a state of shock, and compelled him to announce publicly: “I’m not leaving this beloved yeshiva of mine until my 4th year of BM is up, and until I’ve absorbed everything I possibly can from the Rosh Yeshiva and from his amazing and innovative shiurim! Period!”
    “I need the additional 4th year,” he insisted, “because I haven’t yet fully integrated the Rosh Yeshiva’s profound wisdom and his sublime derech halimud into my psyche. I can’t possibly leave this yeshiva before the 4th-year BM is up, anymore than a fish can suddenly abandon the water he resides in!”
    “Sorry,” the longtime talmid of the yeshiva said, “but the 4th-year, for ME, is not an option; it’s a MUST! I’m staying here one more year whether the anti-freezer crowd likes it or not!”
    However, it wasn’t too long before Gershon Masmidtz’s official severance papers from yeshiva arrived in his mailbox with the signatures of all the yeshiva’s higher-ups and all of the members of the NJ State Assembly. And THAT’S when Gershon pledged to organize public demonstrations all across the yeshiva world to protest and to abolish “this dreadful and evil decree!”
    Soon after, the Mashgiach of the yeshiva spotted Gershon crouching on the Beis Medrash floor, reciting various lamentations with tears rolling down his eyes.
    The Mashgiach approached Gershon and tried to console him.
    “Gershon,” the Mashgiach told him, “although your allotted time in this yeshiva has come to an end, you now have the opportunity to go to Israel for a whole year and to bask in the warmth and the wisdom of some of the Holy Land’s greatest scholars!”
    “Or,” the Mashgiach added, “you can go straight to BMG and hear some incredible shiurim from BMG’s brilliant and esteemed Roshei Yeshiva.”
    “Gershon, Vus felt dir?” the Mashgiach asked him. “Don’t you realize that your future is bright?Golden opportunities are knocking on your door, as well as top-notch shiduchim. Wipe away the tears, and confront this amazing new life that’s awaiting you with vigor!”
    But Gershon Masmidtz was having none of it.
    “I’m Sorry, Mashgiach,” he wistfully said, “but everything that I’ve managed to acquire in life, I’ve acquired right HERE, in THIS yeshiva, from THIS Rosh Yeshiva! The anti-freezer crowd can lynch me if they want, but I’m not leaving this yeshiva, or parting from this Rosh Yeshiva until my 4th-year has ended! And that’s final! No ifs or buts! Period!”
    However, sources are now reporting that Gershon Masmidtz was seen, not long ago, being hauled off into a huge SUV where he, and dozens of other bachurim, were forcefully evacuated from the yeshiva”
    “Thousands of wild-eyed thugs caught us by surprise, entered the yeshiva and abducted us,” Gershon Masmidtz told reporters as he was being hauled away from the yeshiva. “If we don’t stop this anti-freezer crowd now, and squash them into complete and total submission, yeshiva life as we once knew it, will never be the same!”

    • Dude the anti freezer crowd is more than 95% of the Tzibbur…. Pretty funny though.

39. Just wondering, doesn’t it say in the KSUBAH that it’s the boy’s responsibility to support the girl???

    And if it’s not that way, we should change the wording of the KSUBAH!!!

    For many boys, it’s how much can the girl’s side give, and that’s a big SHAME!!!

    • this is not a post for airing questions unrelated to the difficulty of older single girls due the unequal number of older eligible boys

40. Yes the boy is achroyo in the kesuba but since they both agree he will be in learning the girl is mochle and
    allows the boy to learn without achrois for it( At least temporarlity)

    • The girl isn’t moichel. She isn’t asked. Her father decided he will support. Then if he can’t, it becomes her job. It’s also at minimum, masneh al Mah shekasuv batorah, so it would be batul anyway. Ask any girl if she is really maskim to take on all the financial responsibilities of the house. What about the rest of the Kesubah? Can the guy back out on those as well?

41. Perhaps also teach a career, how to have emotional support, how to budget, etc…

42. Anyone ever notice, that only boys get a ‘bas ploni lploni’. Girls aren’t necessarily assigned a zivug in that 40 days thingy?

43. please moderate or do not post replies which distract from or dilute the intense focus of this article which is the despair that single older girls find themselves in as much and they are qualified they were just never given a chance to marry and which can easily be remedied by all of us with some small and simple steps taken by just a few mosdos to put us all back in the right direction where we already were several decades ago before they imposed overreaching overbearing overregulation

44. I’m confused. Why would doing away with year 4 help? If the bochur is not married at that point, he will just go to another yeshiva to learn or will earn by himself with a chavrusa in a bais medrash somewhere.

45. at least they didnt mention the whole age gap myth.

46. I think the overwhelming majority leave for EY after 3rd year. If a bochur couldn’t get into the EY BM he wanted, he may want to stay for a 4th year. So removing this 4th-year option is certainly helpful.

    A far more helpful approach would be if the Roshei Yeshivah would encourage or at least allow shidduchim after 3rd year Pesach. Unfortunately at many Batei Medrash, if a bochur gets engaged in 3rd year, he is asked to leave immediately. This one little step of allowing shidduchim after 3rd year Pesach, has the potential to significantly solve the shidduch crisis going forward.

    As an aside, allowing shidduchim in 3rd year after Pesach will not result in a financial burden for the BM, as the bochurim are scheduled to leave in a few short months anyway.

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