Ms. Mariana Kvitko is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in Finance & Entrepreneurship. She participated in the Sinai Scholars program last semester. Mariana was born in Russia, grew up in Palo Alto, California, and will be working at HSBC Private Bank in London in the fall. Outside of conquering the world of finance, Mariana's goals include learning, growing and making others happy.
Mariana's Paper "The Rules Meet the Magic Touch" reviews Jewish and secular dating practices in the postmodern world.
This presentation was delivered at the Sinai Scholars Academic Symposium 2010. The Sinai Scholars Symposium is a yearly conference for university students, hosted by the Sinai Scholars Society. Students from around the world gather with an esteemed panel of Ivy League professors, world-class Torah scholars and experts in their field to study, discuss and present their thoughts on various subjects that deal with Judaism and the modern world. Each student prepares an academic paper which they present to their colleagues and a panel of judges.
Paper: The Rules Meet the Magic Touch
