Monday Feb 16, 2009
Posted by Joe Hoffman and R.B.
The author of Godsend - How couples meet and marry in the Jewish world is Leah Hakimian, a community matchmaker whose stories on falling and staying in love are well known to readers of the online versions of the Jewish Week in New York and the St. Louis Jewish Light since 2005
Hakimian's columns are all about happy endings, chronicling successful matches that blossom both in the most unlikely places like gyms, softball games, buses and supermarket checkout lines as well as the more conventional venues of synagogues, community centers and Shabbat dinner tables. "Meetings arranged by mutual friends are the best bet for success because the atmosphere is relaxed," says Leah.
Leah grew up in St. Louis, received her BA from Washington University and her Ph.D. in education from St. Louis University. She and her Iranian-born husband Yusef have been married since 1960 ("Met in June, engaged in August and married in December"), now live in Jerusalem and New York, and count four daughters and eight grandchildren among their blessings.
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