idae . ▁It ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁Mey rick ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁on ▁Java . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : A cent rop inae ▁Category : M oth s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁Category : M oth s ▁of ▁Indones ia <0x0A> </s> ▁J date ▁is ▁an ▁online ▁d ating ▁service ▁aim ed ▁at ▁Jewish ▁singles . ▁ ▁The ▁service ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁dem ograph ically ▁focused ▁online ▁match - making ▁websites ▁operated ▁by ▁Spark ▁Network s , ▁Inc . ▁▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁focus ▁on ▁relationships ▁between ▁Jewish ▁singles , ▁J date ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁special - inter est ▁online ▁d ating ▁site . ▁Form er ▁CE O ▁Adam ▁Ber ger ▁calls ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁service ▁" n iche " ▁d ating . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁J date ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁by ▁Al on ▁Car mel ▁and ▁Joe ▁Sh api ra . ▁After ▁the ▁launch , ▁membership ▁grew ▁rapidly ▁by ▁word ▁of ▁mouth ▁in ▁tight - kn it ▁Jewish ▁communities . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁won ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Web by ▁award ▁for ▁social ▁networking . ▁▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁J date ▁launched ▁a ▁d ating ▁app ▁designed ▁for ▁Jewish ▁singles . ▁ ▁M embers ▁M embers ▁can ▁mark ▁their ▁Jewish ▁affili ation ▁on ▁their ▁profile . ▁Options ▁include ▁Conserv ado x , ▁Conserv ative , ▁Has id ic , ▁Orth odox ▁ ▁(