TheMan said:
Ah wait, scratch that plan... she uses Jdate.
soo unless there is such a thing as a black jew :s
also check out this gem from her blog
These guys should feel honoured by this open invitation to date me.
:dodgy:
Black Jews? Yes there are. Currently only really a small number of Ethiopians are recognised as such, but historically there are quite a few African groups that have significant Jewish heritage and some sort of claim to be called Jewish. A good example of such a group is the Lemba of Southern Africa (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemba_people). The main reason such tribes are not recognised as Jewish is that it was always male Jews (usually from Yemen I think) who traveled to Africa many centuries ago. But people like the Lemba claim that this shouldn't matter since apparently these Jews traveled before "Judaism by matrilineal descent" was established and they have upheld many Jewish customs and rituals for centuries.
My guess is that as a black person in Canada your heritage is probably West African. According to Wikipedia there were some Jewish groups in West Africa as well. Check out this entry for clues:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Jews
Anyway, back on topic. It would be an troll of epic proportions if you presented yourself as a "lost" African Jew from the Igbo tribe of Nigeria on JDate to this girl and got her to believe you. Let us know how it works out.
As for the girl herself:
How desperate for food is this girl? I've heard of starving artists and "aspiring" actresses, but if I imagined myself to be in her position there's no way I'd put up with enduring dates with random people just to get a dinner at a (fancy?) restaurant. I seriously doubt that a Jewish girl in Toronto in 2013 is poor. Or anywhere close. Does she really needs guys to fulfill her calorie requirements? She should rather direct her energies to convincing her parents to provide her with more money, not waste her time eking out a few dinners from random guys.