I Thought I'd Seen Everything

The following is the last paragraph that appears on a shidduch questionnaire that was posted on the Internet. The questionnaire itself runs to 4 pages and the paragraph below is only one of 5 on the "acceptance of terms" page at the end. If after reading it you want to see the rest of this document, needing something strange to lighten the day, go to www.yisharon.org/shidduch.dot

Having given due consideration to the above, the undersigned hereby releases, acquits, discharges, indemnifies and holds harmless the Young Israel of Sharon, their officers, directors, agents, independent contractors, volunteers and employees from any and all damages, illnesses (including the possible exposure to AIDS and other infectious diseases), injuries, claims, demands and causes of action of whatever nature and character (and all costs of defense and related thereto) which may accrue to be asserted by the undersigned, any other participant in the Shidduch Circle or Shabbatonim, or any person or entity claiming by, through, or on behalf of the undersigned, or any other participant in the Shidduch Circle or Shabbatonim arising directly or indirectly out of the application or participation by the undersigned.

And you think it is only the "frummies" who have a screwed up system of shidduchim? This is a Young Israel in Massachusetts, not exactly a hotbed of right wing observance. Does it really take a lawyer today to get a shidduch red in Massachusetts? Heaven help us!