bashow

Definitions

In matchmaking, a preliminary meeting of a potential couple in one of their parents' homes.

Judaism

Examples

“The dates often consist⟳ of a bashow, in which the boy and girl meet⟳ in one's home (with others in the house at the time to prevent⟳ yichud, as explained above) rather than going out […]”

“But some Footsteps members say⟳ that the organization has helped save⟳ their lives. For instance, Miriam Weiss (not her real name⟳, 26, is a former Satmar Hasid raised in Jerusalem’s Mea She’arim, who came to the U.S. with her family as a teen. At 22, she married a man she had met on one supervised 10-minute date⟳, which is called a bashow. But she had other ambitions and did not feel⟳ ready for the life of a Satmar wife and mother.”

“Well, I'll never forget⟳ the very first thing your mother said to me during our bashow […] "Can you cook⟳?"”

“Soon we were alerted that the Horowitzes were ready for us, and we walked over to Malky's apartment. The bashow was about to begin⟳. Malky's apartment was small and warm, and as I walked in, I passed a small kitchen. On the countertop was a bottle of vodka and a cake, waiting to be shared once the engagement was final.”

“Worse, the director can’t decide⟳ if the characters are chasidic or Litvish. They wear⟳ fedoras (Litvish) but have⟳ sidecurls and beards (chasidic). Motti’s dates are similar to bashows, or chaperoned quasi-dates in one of the parents’ homes (chasidic). Also, how many chasidim go to college?”

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