Thanks to the success of Grindr, it was just a matter of time before inspired Jews used this technology to benefit booty bumpin’ Hebrews. This inevitable eventuality came to fruition with the release last week of Yenta (by Findr interactive… get it?). Yenta is basically a Grindr clone for the Jews:
Yenta is a free location based mobile phone application that connects Jewish singles with other singles near them! It’s serendipity at its best, whether at school, work or local hangout you can instantly see who is Jewish, single and wants to meet near you. And when you change your location, a new set of singles appears based on their proximity to you so never miss a potential match!
There’s a lot that’s cheesy here. The developers hope that Yenta will help you find your “Jewboo.” There are a number of grammatical errors and instances of awkward phraseology in the app description. The super easy profile section asks you “what’s your shtick?” and “what will impress my mother?” Those are the only two “essay” questions that really only require one line to answer. Then you have to choose your level of Jewishness – a slider that goes from “Just Jewish” to “Super Jewish.”
But once you get past all that, the bottom line is that it works. And the potential exists for this app to be a game changer, particularly for people using online dating services like JDate to find local matches. And it’s free and super simple to use. Simply download the Yenta app – currently available only for iPhones, and get started. You can log in in seconds using your facebook credentials or create an account. Then you’re ready to go. Now keep in mind, this is a new app, the member base is still relatively modest, but I’ve used every aspect of the app, and it works great. It would be greater if I lived in New York where it seems most of the current membership is based, but this does have the potential to take off rapidly. And when that happens, woo baby, look out!
All I have to say is thank you Internet, thank you gays!
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Jewrotica is inspiring Jews and erotica with holiness and coolness, and is the pride of progressive Judaism. Jewrotica – awesome!
I love the inclusiveness – there is something for everyone, in and out of the Jewish community.
Bedside Reading with Jewrotica was funny, sexy, and hot all at once. The readings were honest about all kinds of sexuality, but the highlight of the evening was definitely the confessions, written by audience participants. Nobody knew who wrote them, and most were tell-alls that would make your bubbe blush. Unless your bubbe was very, very cool. Then maybe she’d make YOU blush!
At Jewrotica’s Evening of Bedside Readings, students declaimed monologues on sexual encounters that had a Jewish twist. At Columbia/Barnard Hillel, the speakers pushed their own boundaries by performing a range of explicit narratives that challenged how the audience thought of the relationship to Judaism and sex. During the speakers’ preparation, the arguments about which narratives would be appropriate forced students to take a stand and voice their opinion on their own beliefs about Judaism an… Read more
Jewrotica was everything I had dreamed of and more: sexy attendees, tantalizing confessions, and well-written literature to boot! More importantly, it empowers us Jews to reach inside and own our sexy selves and heritage!
I attended and participated in last month’s Jewrotica event. The engaging performers and Ayo, our inviting host, inspired the audience to feel like one big community. What a great way to inspire our community to embrace sex as a beautiful thing that can be fun, exciting, sacred, sensual, ridiculous, scary and everything in between!
Jewrotica is awesome. It expands the mind and for people who were raised with narrow views on sexuality. Whether you are Jewish or not, or in different sects of Judaism like Orthodox, Conservative or Reform, no matter what your background or where you’re from, Jewrotica gets you to see Judaism and how it relates to sexuality in new ways. I really appreciate Ayo being here and helping us learn different ways to connect with our sexuality.
My opinion on Jewrotica is: It’s sexy. It’s awesome. It’s Judaism to the next level. It’s what we should all be getting into!
I’m Heshy Fried from Frum Satire and I am very, very frum. And I completely support Jewrotica – it’s doing a service to the frum community. We need some sort of kosher sexual education. Jewrotica even has a system that allows frum filters to filter out certain things to make it PG for us. It’s mamish Torah. It’s like The Little Midrash Says for sex.
I stepped out of my comfort zone to be a part of this. I was glad to open up the topic of sexuality in my community. We are trying to build a safe space to talk about sex. The result I am most happy about coming from this event is that hopefully now my friends know they can come and talk to me, that I can be their ‘safe space’.
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