Toronto, Canada – A small claims court judge’s frustration boiled over Wednesday as the case of a Jewish doctor who is suing a matchmaker for not finding him a suitable Jewish mate neared the one-month mark.
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“Both of you are determined to waste the court’s time,” said deputy judge William Salem. “It could be a treason trial and it wouldn’t take this long. It could be five murder trials and it wouldn’t take this long.”
Dr. Shoel Rosenhek, a former cardiologist at Windsor Regional Hospital, is seeking the full refund of a $10,000 retainer he paid Heidi Gottlieb, a Toronto-based matchmaker and social worker.
The civil trial is now past its 29th day and there are more than 60 exhibits. Both Rosenhek and Gottlieb have chosen to represent themselves.
Wednesday’s proceedings consisted of Gottlieb taking the stand and giving her evidence — with frequent objections by Rosenhek.
Rosenhek retained Gottlieb in 2006 to find him a well-educated, professional, Jewish woman with no children and no marriage history. According to Rosenhek, the matchmaker introduced him to only two women.
But Gottlieb said Rosenhek never called other potential matches that were provided to him, even though they were “of the highest calibre.”
She said his difficult behaviour impeded the matchmaking process and their dealings grew “most unpleasant.”
Gottlieb said that after 40 accumulated hours of work trying to find Rosenhek a mate, their matchmaker-client relationship had deteriorated beyond repair — so she sent him a letter with a $6,000 cheque as a partial refund.
But Rosenhek denied receiving such a letter.
Gottlieb said she is now seeking to keep the entire $10,000 retainer as compensation for the stress and hardship caused by Rosenhek’s efforts to destroy her professional reputation.
“Matchmaker matchmaker cash me a check”…….whoever heard of prepaying a shadchan?
Sounds like they deserve each other….its “invei hagefen, b’invei hagefen”……
I just love and laugh at the double standards of the posters here. How about we put them both in a “freezer” until they mature or the tuition bills are fully paid, whichever comes first.
By now he’s gotten himself pretty popular for 10 grand.
It has deteriorated to a situation of “He said She Said” without them being married. Obviously, they’re wasting the Court’s (and their own) time when they argue about facts that can be proven one way or another. Also, the Shadchan/te apparently contradicted herself when she said that she mailed her client a $6,000 Dollar refund check. In the next sentence she states that now –after so much aggravation– she’ll keep the entire Ten Grand.
p.s.: Don’t these people (both of them) have to go to work?!