BMG Freezer to Open Tomorrow
As many are aware, the “freezer” will be opening tomorrow at Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, NJ. Under the “freezer” rule, new bochurim during their first zeman in the Lakewood Yeshiva are not permitted to enter the parsha of shidduchim - i.e., they may not officially date - until Tu B’Shevat during the winter zeman or Shiva Asar B’Tammuz during the summer zeman.
[There is an exception, which is that if a bochur already started dating before the beginning of the zeman and his official entrance into BMG, he may continue to date that girl and that girl only.]
We wish all those in the parsha of shidduchim much bracha and hatzlacha. May you all find your respective ziviggum bekarov.
{Yossi Schneider-Matzav.com Newscenter}
40 Responses to “BMG Freezer to Open Tomorrow”
2. Comment from torahis1
Time January 19, 2011 at 12:59 PM
Who cares
3. Comment from Schmoiger
Time January 19, 2011 at 1:27 PM
Hope they thaw quickly…
4. Comment from Anonymous
Time January 19, 2011 at 1:33 PM
are there any girls that are nogeya bichlall?/
5. Comment from Gevalt
Time January 19, 2011 at 1:36 PM
how pitiful that this is considered to be NEWS?
6. Comment from Boris Karshinov
Time January 19, 2011 at 1:40 PM
Are they being mispallel for a beautiful esrog box?
7. Comment from fridge
Time January 19, 2011 at 1:53 PM
altz zul zein b’sha’ah tova umutzlachas,
all bachurim (and girls) should find their zivug hagun b’eeto u’b'zmano b’karov u’b'neikel
may the shidduch crisis dwindle down to just a thing of the past.
8. Comment from kenny
Time January 19, 2011 at 2:03 PM
good news
let gets the shidduchim rolling
simchos by klal yisruel
9. Comment from Tisha Kabin
Time January 19, 2011 at 2:33 PM
Just wondering, Is this freezer a self defrost model?
10. Comment from Alteh Bucher
Time January 19, 2011 at 2:42 PM
I especially want to wish success to the many girls who suspended dating three months ago by deciding to suspend dating and waiting for “the new crop” !!
11. Comment from yankel
Time January 19, 2011 at 2:56 PM
I think now is a good time to remind everybody that there is a concept of loshon hora, and just because a girl may not be for you there is no reason to say negative things about her to your friend. Everyone is entitled top their opinoins but keep them to yourself
12. Comment from The Beast
Time January 19, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Another crisis averted. My question is if they can’t find someone to date, do they get shoved back in the freezer?
13. Comment from ck
Time January 19, 2011 at 3:15 PM
picture credits to me, thnx.
14. Comment from Anonymous
Time January 19, 2011 at 3:20 PM
Traffic on Route 9 going to Brooklyn will be heavy as all the new daters will be leaving for their first dates. The Lounge at the Brooklyn Marriott is expecting an over flow crowd. Chelsea Piers has 2 bouncers at the door reminding these new young 1st timers that unless its their 3rd date they should not be there. It doesn’t Pas.
REMINDER to all new daters. Take your keys, take your ez-pass, fill the car up with gas, only take your hat off after you have opened the door for your date, she is in the car and you both have your seat belts fastened.
If the anticipated traffic is heavy call the Shadchan to inform the girls family you are running late, make sure she is home by 11:30, walk her to the door, and most important of all…..don’t text all your friends about your date while your driving back to Lakewood. Wait till you are back in the dorm.
Keep in mind that while you are sure every girl is waiting for you to come out of the freezer and since you are such a great catch these poor girls are just plotzing to date you and they should feel honored that after the long list of names you chose them to be your first date…..still….if you get engaged within a week it will start rumors that you must have not waited till the freezer door opened and then the Shidduch may not be Chal:)
Happy dating!
15. Comment from Anonymous
Time January 19, 2011 at 3:26 PM
Let the dating begin!
16. Comment from father of frozen boy
Time January 19, 2011 at 3:28 PM
Actually, this year being an iber yohr, the freezer doesnt open till Rosh Chodesh Adar Alef - as stated clearly on the shtar all bichurim had to sign at the beginning of the zman.
17. Comment from Anonymous
Time January 19, 2011 at 3:36 PM
May the shidduch crisis become a tzaar of the past amein veamein
18. Comment from To Clarify
Time January 19, 2011 at 3:38 PM
Lakewood East boys can also make an arrangement to be exempt from “Freezer”
19. Comment from A Shver
Time January 19, 2011 at 3:43 PM
anyone know: whom came up with the name “freezer”? where did it even come from and how did it become so widely used?
20. Comment from Anonymous
Time January 19, 2011 at 3:59 PM
great news
Is it a GE or Frigidaire
21. Comment from krummkeit
Time January 19, 2011 at 4:26 PM
I bet there are no rental cars left in all of New Jersey
22. Comment from Anonymous
Time January 19, 2011 at 4:36 PM
The only freezer I know of is in my kitchen and its only purpose is to store food.
23. Comment from Monsey
Time January 19, 2011 at 4:47 PM
I believe on an Ibur Yor the freezer doent open until Purim Katan. The official date on a regular year is Rosh Chodesh Adar.
24. Comment from Tisha Kabin
Time January 19, 2011 at 4:48 PM
#22 - doesn’t ur freezer store FLEISH???
25. Comment from # 18
Time January 19, 2011 at 4:58 PM
Can someone plz confirm if Lakewood East can bypass freezer,
It’s mamosh nogeah, my son is thinking of going there
26. Comment from Chaim
Time January 19, 2011 at 5:01 PM
I the meat stays out to long it becomes rancid
27. Comment from “out of towner”
Time January 19, 2011 at 5:12 PM
to number 19
the word freezer comes from the same place as “in towner” and “out of towner”, and people use it, and then it becomes an accepted phrase…
28. Comment from Big Shpritz
Time January 19, 2011 at 5:25 PM
big stuff
29. Comment from FreezerBurnt
Time January 19, 2011 at 7:35 PM
Do those which came Pesach go on clearance for the fresh stock? Just curious………
30. Comment from LMAN H’EMES
Time January 19, 2011 at 8:51 PM
I heard that some bochorim who want to be considered as “new” on the market reenter the frezzer Every year. The only way you will know that this bochor is b’emes new is if you clearly see that he has no idea what to do or where to go on a date!
HATZLOCHA!
31. Comment from stam
Time January 19, 2011 at 9:37 PM
#14 you are hysterical!!!! Can you please post more often .. any other updates?
32. Comment from rav pam zatz”l
Time January 19, 2011 at 10:26 PM
rav pam said over many times that one of the reasons a choson -kallah fast ” byom chupasam” is to be mechaper for all the boys & girls they were “metzaer” until they found theirs. we must all be more careful w/ “kavod habriyos”
33. Comment from Brian
Time January 19, 2011 at 10:30 PM
To 21,
No problem. Just go to Flatbush and carjack a BMW.
(For all leftist mindless windbags: I am not suggesting this for real rather as a joke, so let me be clear: the next carjacking is not my fault whether he read my comment or not. Just trying to make a disclosure in the name of ‘civilty’)
34. Comment from incredulous
Time January 19, 2011 at 10:48 PM
does anyone really think that zivugim pre-ordained by HaKadosh Baruch Hu are subject to Basar Vadam?
35. Comment from Anonymous
Time January 19, 2011 at 10:55 PM
#11 thank you! at least one normal comment. it’s a good reminder
36. Comment from Anonymous
Time January 19, 2011 at 11:13 PM
When do the bochurim in the dishwasher get out ?
37. Comment from Anonymous
Time January 19, 2011 at 11:15 PM
Do the bochurim in the dishwasher get out ?
38. Comment from ??????
Time January 19, 2011 at 11:28 PM
Why is this news??????????????
39. Comment from Tisha Kabin
Time January 20, 2011 at 3:08 PM
37 - only if they come (out) clean…
40. Comment from shmuel
Time January 24, 2011 at 1:44 AM
This will do nothing to solve the “shidduch crisis.” A few hundred 22 year olds—that’s all we’re talking about– won’t even begin to make a dent in the population of girls ages 22-40, since the 22 year olds are too old (!) and the guys would never consider anyone that age or above.
But I wish them all luck anyway.










1. Comment from Anonymous
Time January 19, 2011 at 12:27 PM
Hatzlacha Rabbah!