How People Feel About Us*
*some anonymized
Mrs. Tsivia Yanofsky, Manhattan High School Menaheles
We are proud to introduce you to CANOPY, a new and innovative shidduch initiative spearheaded, developed, and implemented entirely by Manhattan High School alumnae. These young women, who bear diverse and impressive professional credentials, are united by a fervent spirit of chessed which has moved them to tackle one of the most daunting challenges confronting Klal Yisrael today. Four values guide their efforts; the privacy and autonomy of their daters, the maintenance of a one-to-one ratio of boys to girls enrolled in their program, and the efficiency of their matchmaking model. For them and their shadchanim, all of whom are volunteers, this is a labor of loving kindness; their priorities, passion, creativity and commitment do honor to our school, their alma mater.
Dalia, 22, Bergenfield
I love this entire idea and organization, I love the pairing idea to keep it equal, I love and appreciate the sensitivity and kindness behind all of it. It's a gift to receive that kind of love and care. I feel very grateful to receive that from Canopy.
Moshe, 27, Woodmere
Brilliantly done and incredibly needed. Thank you for all that you are doing. There is way too much suffering and not enough agency for the people most affected by the process. May you see much success!
Chezky, 34, Brooklyn
Thank you so much for all the time and energy you’ve put into this incredible project for the klal. What you’re doing is remarkable, and I really admire the thought and care behind it.
Leah, 29, Monsey
There are so many things I loved about it. I appreciate how you explained the reasoning behind your choices (like the limited demographics or requiring shadchanim to be married). You didn’t have to justify them, but doing so makes it clear how much effort and genuine care went into this.
Adina, 22, Brooklyn
Speaking from personal experience, the anonymity + being personal is so important. Canopy lets people be real and honest about who they are and what they’re looking for, without having to fit into some mold or worry about how a shadchan is going to interpret or present them. The anonymity gives people the freedom to actually share what matters.
Sholom, 31, Lakewood
I'm in the middle of listening to the Headlines podcast and it's so clear this is coming from a place of chesed and that you want the driving force behind it to be chesed. That's really refreshing to me. I really appreciate it. Just listening to the podcast has given me chizzuk.