poor lonely jews

in this article appearing in the Jerusalem Post today

Too expensive & lonely to be Jewish

the author suggests that it is too expensive to observe judaism (kosher food, religious schools) and also that there are too many jewish girls.   he writes, "The Jewish community seems to have two women for every man, which creates an unnatural scene where the women appear desperate."  

while i'm not sure i agree, one thing i've definitely noticed is there are more jewish guys who end up with non-jewish women than the other way around which may account for the imbalance he writes about.  

his proposed solution is ludicrous - "It should be the business of parents, rabbis and friends to push Jewish men to act honorably. Our women should not spend their lives chasing commitment-phobic men."

i don't have a great solution, but certainly the desperation that the author quotes and that i've seen on many a jewish girl in new york is not an attractive quality.  conversely, maybe jewish guys are just too cool and therefore in too high demand?