Tu-B’Avm, August 15th, is the equivalent of Jewish Valentine’s Day, and every year the Jewish youth of South America gather to meet one another and see if maybe they have any thing in common.This year, the Chabad of Argentina is hosted the four-day encounter at the San Bernardo tourist resort.The event attracted 300 Jewish students, ages 18-30, from Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Panama, and Brazil.At the conference, topics for discussion included Jewish marriage, dating, and interfaith-marriage, which the conference is seeking to minimize.There is also a speed-dating portion of the event, in which the participants get a quick look at what other Jews travelled from far, far away to meet each other.

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