YUConnects

YUConnects YUConnects conducts educational studies and develops programs that foster healthy meeting opportunities and relationships toward marriage.

Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future's premier matchmaking, social events, and healthy relationship building resource
Check us out at www.yuconnects.com We embrace a warm and personal approach, so feel free to call and stop by our office in Furst Hall, Room 415. For more information, email [email protected] or call 212-960-5400 x 6163

Our program offers a wide variety of resources

for our members:

A comprehensive matchmaking database
Professionally trained staff and advisory board
90 Volunteer Connectors working for YOU! Exciting small and interactive large events
Broad educational resources

01/14/2026

Invisibility
Rabbi Yisrael Motzen presents 'Invisibility' a thoughtful overview of initiatives spearheaded by the Kol Echad department of the Orthodox Union (OU) as well as in Baltimore, aimed at fostering understanding and responding meaningfully to single men and women in our communities. Rabbi Motzen is the Director of Kol Echad at the OU and Rabbi of Ner Tamid in Baltimore, MD. Hosted by Anna Krausz.
Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/invisibility/id1549136155?i=1000745106893
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/3wsvXpo7tskqufmmmXo9Ok
Subscribe to YUConnects CandiDate wherever you get your podcasts

11/19/2025

Subscribe and listen to YUConnects’ CandiDate - candid conversations - as our hosts navigate the Jewish dating scene with experts and influencers in the field. Whether you are currently dating, or know someone who is, this entertaining and educational podcast is the one for you.
Assumptions & Mind Reading
Dating coach and RelationShift founder, Sara Gita Soble, explores how our assumptions and desires shape the way we experience our dates. Sara Gita invites listeners to pause, acknowledge, and turn around unhelpful thinking patterns. Hosted by Anna Krausz.
Apple podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/assumptions-mind-reading/id1549136155?i=1000737371855
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5AvdGlrEtlrwZbBYZ80SW2

https://yuconnects.com/podcast/assumptions-mind-reading/
Subscribe to YUConnects CandiDate wherever you get your podcasts
You can also access the audio by calling 605-562-0060

10/29/2025

Today we’re celebrating our 100th episode by rewinding to the first episode where it all began.

Rabbi Dr. Ari Sytner “cracks the code” for mastering our relationships. Hear his simple, yet winning, advice for every couple. How to send the perfect text. Should we always resolve our conflicts? What is the secret key to lasting intimacy? Hosted by Rabbi Larry Rothwachs.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/becoming-masters-not-disasters-re-release/id1549136155?i=1000734006882

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0aLxLItKwpeMfgYoekZNX9

https://yuconnects.com/podcast/becoming-masters-not-disasters-re-release/

Subscribe to YUConnects CandiDate wherever you get your podcasts

08/06/2025

Reframing Expectations
In this conversation, Rabbi Avi Rosalimsky shares insights from his personal dating journey, highlighting valuable lessons he learned along the way. He reflects on the unexpected twists that made all the difference in his path to finding the right match. Rabbi Rosalimsky is the Executive Director of Yeshivat Sha'alvim and is pursuing a Doctorate in School Administration from Azrieli Graduate School.
Hosted by Anna Krausz.
Apple podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reframing-expectations-rabbi-avi-rosalimsky/id1549136155?i=1000720856044
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qLb2EFuavYbrZ4vieBcoW

https://yuconnects.com/podcast/reframing-expectations/
*Subscribe* to YUConnects CandiDate wherever you get your podcasts

06/11/2025

ntroducing the Preserving Our Future Initiative — adding a discrete icon on resumes to increase dating opportunities for women.
Our guests:
Rachel Burnham, founder of the initiative
Dr. Aimee Baron, founder of I Was Supposed to Have a Baby
Jackie Glaser, psychologist and new mother
Together, they explore sensitivities of egg-freezing, share personal stories, and offer practical guidance. For more information, visit pofuture.com.
Hosted by Anna Krausz.

Apple podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/preserving-our-future/id1549136155?i=1000712399353
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/3G1RtjnC6USe6m1NYSJDNk
visit
https://yuconnects.com/podcast/preserving-our-future/
Subscribe to YUConnects CandiDate wherever you get your podcasts

05/21/2025

Conscious Connections
Dr. Scott Linton, a marriage and family therapist, shares valuable insights into the roots of communication pitfalls. Learn about the dynamics of the “Pursuer” and the “Withdrawer” as Dr. Linton offers practical tools to help couples recognize and shift their communication patterns toward more conscious and healthier connections.
Hosted by Anna Krausz
Apple podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conscious-connections-dr-scott-linton/id1549136155?i=1000709235314

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0aaMEIkqSdog8aMXCejk4E

visit
https://yuconnects.com/podcast/conscious-connections/
Subscribe to YUConnects CandiDate wherever you get your podcasts

05/07/2025

Data-Driven Dating
In this episode, Channah Cohen skillfully shares practical, research-based insights to enhance the dating experience. Channah Cohen serves as an adult educator for the OU’s ECP and Yavneh Young Professionals of JLIC. Previously, she worked at the Center for Communal Research as the applied researcher on their large-scale, mixed-methods study on dating in the American Jewish Orthodox community. She is also the author of Guardians of the Flame, a historical novel about the Chanukah story.
Hosted by Anna Krausz.
Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/data-driven-dating-channah-cohen/id1549136155?i=1000706636619
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/3iCyRNB4SSPSihsFSa3J2r
https://yuconnects.com/podcast/data-driven-dating/
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04/23/2025

Rabbi Mordechai Burg examines how understanding fears associated with dating can lead to greater success in relationships. Rabbi Burg serves as the Menahel of Yeshivat Shaarei Mevaseret Zion, and Mashpia of Nitzotzos and NCSY Summer.
Hosted by Anna Krausz.
Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fear-emuna-rabbi-mordechai-burg/id1549136155?i=1000704567985
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/5QdVqMBykTSAEgpamFCz1q
yuconnects.com/podcast/fear-emuna/
🎙️ Subscribe to YUConnects CandiDate wherever you get your podcasts




03/26/2025

Values Based Weddings
Dr. Erica Brown eloquently conveys how a wedding is the beginning of a lifelong journey and how couples can use the celebration as an opportunity to reflect their values.

Dr. Erica Brown is the Vice Provost for Values and Leadership at Yeshiva University and the founding director of its Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values and Leadership (yu.edu/sacks-center). Her latest book is Morning Has Broken: Faith After October 7th (Toby/Koren). For more information, visit her website at ericabrown.com.
Hosted by Anna Krausz

Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-erica-brown-values-based-weddings/id1549136155?i=1000700875927
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7sL9ONBJTbK9s9CURmaKq5

yuconnects.com/podcast/value-based-weddings
Subscribe to YUConnects CandiDate wherever you get your podcasts

03/20/2025

We're in the final stretch of our campaign. Less than 3 hours left. Please help us reach out goal.
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03/19/2025

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03/18/2025

Support our most important fundraiser of the year!

When you donate, you create futures by providing young adults with multiple venues to connect, offering educational forums, coaching, resources, etc. to foster lifelong relationships. You also support family members, matchmakers, mental health professionals, and community members with insights based on data-led research. focused on healthy relationship building.

Thousands of members rely on us to navigate the world of dating—and we rely on you.

We’ve set an ambitious goal of raising $300,000 by 9 PM on March 20, with matching grants that double the impact of your gift.

YUConnects.com/campaign to Donate

All gifts are matched (doubled) and help us reach our goal. 🎯

May our collective donations serve as a protection for Am Yisrael during these days.

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500 W185 Street Furst Hall 415
New York, NY
10033

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm

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