Join as a Shadchan
Where Your Time and Efforts are Truly Valued
Are you a Shadchan who generally enjoys what you do, but often feels undervalued for your work?
Being a shadchan is not just work; it is a holy endeavor. You carry families, futures, and the quiet hopes of Klal Yisrael in your heart. Yet it can also be deeply exhausting, endless phone calls, chasing down resumes, assessing compatibility, waiting for responses, and guiding singles with sensitivity and care. You invest time, emotion, and energy, often with little structure and sometimes even less appreciation.
Dayanim and poskim across the Torah world have increasingly acknowledged the importance of properly valuing shadchanim by elevating their status with proper compensation for their time.
“We must give them (Shadchanim) kavod, and pay them more than what has, until now, been customary”
- Rabbi Ben Tzion Wosner, The Rebbe of Shevet Levi[1]
“When you empower Shadchanim, you empower Shidduchim to happen”
- Rabbi Moshe Bender, Rosh Yeshiva of Darchei Torah, Far Rockaway, NY, Founder of Bnos Basya High School
Traditionally, Shadchanus is structured so that payment is received when a couple becomes engaged. But in practice, despite significant effort, many shadchanim find that engagement rates from their matches are slow or infrequent due to factors outside their control.
This is especially true when working with:
- More modern frum or non-frum singles, where the dating process can take significantly longer
- Older singles, whose situations are often more complex and require months or even years of ongoing attention and effort
Older singles in particular represent a challenging segment for shadchanim to dedicate their time to, often leaving singles feeling overlooked and discouraged.
When extensive effort results in little to no financial compensation, it naturally impacts the shadchans follow-up and capacity. Not because of a lack of care, but because other responsibilities inevitably take priority over what essentially becomes ‘volunteer’ work. The result is that some singles are unintentionally left without consistent attention or momentum.
Of course, this is not the fault of the singles; it is a reflection of how the traditional system is structured. While there is much discussion about a shidduch crisis, few have taken meaningful initiative to properly compensate the efforts of Shadchanim who carry so much of the burden.
Clearly, something needs to change. And that change is finally here.
LiveShadchan was created with a deep respect for your role, where your time is valued and your efforts are recognized through simple, modest fees that ensure fair compensation.
If you are ready for a more structured and supported way to continue your important work in a system that honors your time while strengthening your impact, we would be privileged to have you join us, as we help bring renewed momentum to singles whose patience has been tested and whose hope may have dimmed.
Why Join LiveShadchan?
- Finally - get paid for TIME and EFFORT – not just outcomes!
- Get compensated for your time – automatically, with no awkward conversations or collection issues
- Payments are handled automatically and respectfully through the platform.
- Utilize the helpful scheduling tool with customized boundaries that protect your time
- Enjoy the benefits of a structured system to keep track of all your singles’ interactions, notes, and progress all in one place
You continue doing what you do best: connecting, guiding, and caring, while the LiveShadchan platform supports you in the background.