If you want to know what's the deal with hot rich Syrian's not being interested in dating you, its probably because they would be excommunicated if they did. In what seems to be an ongoing NYTIMES fascination with different sects of Jews, Check out NY Times magazine's exploration into the Syrian world's answer to assimilation:  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/magazine/14syrians-t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Pretty freakin interesting!