Meeting and connecting with a nice Jewish person in your 30s and 40s can be a challenge. That’s where Midwest Jewish Speed Dating comes in. It’s a casual, low-pressure virtual event where you can meet up to 10 people in the Midwest region (Minnesota, Wisconsin Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio and Missouri) who you might be interested in getting to know better, face-to-face, with no swiping involved — wouldn’t that be nice? The event will take place at 8 p.m.  Wednesday, Oct. 6.

At a similar event in June, 100 people showed up virtually to meet one another. They went on a total of 285 dates; and 76 pairs decided to keep talking after the event. In a region that’s often overlooked, and for a demographic group that doesn’t get a whole lot of programming targeted to them, that’s a pretty huge impact.

The registration fee is $5. Register for the Midwest Jewish Speed Date using event code YIDWEST: http://tinyurl.com/MidwestJewishSpeedDate