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Dating Advice from your Influential Jewish Mom ft. Melinda Strauss

After some time apart, the Schmuckgirls are back and have a lot to catch up on! They give some exciting relationship updates and are honored to have the one and only Melinda Strauss on this week! As a modern-orthodox Jew, Melinda uses TikTok to share...
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February 9, 2022

After some time apart, the Schmuckgirls are back and have a lot to catch up on! They give some exciting relationship updates and are honored to have the one and only Melinda Strauss on this week! As a modern-orthodox Jew, Melinda uses TikTok to share about her daily life and educate others about Judaism. In this episode, some of the topics they talk about are dating within Orthodox Judaism, giving people more than one chance, and dating for the future you want. They share advice for a listener who wonders about staying in a relationship just because the person is Jewish and end with an entertaining game of “Cute or Cringe!”

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