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Online matchmaking has become a national pastime for Israelis who want to envision a life beyond war. (Collage by Grace Yagel/ JTA)
February 14, 2024, 9:09 am
Cupid fires a barrage of arrows as Israeli matchmaking skyrockets amid Gaza war
In a country already known for its citizens’ penchant for setting up strangers, the ongoing conflict is causing locals to spark romance on a new scale
By JTA and ToI Staff
Personal ads for reserve soldiers posted on the Instagram story of Maya Wertheimer, screenshotted on October 25, 2023. (Composite/screengrab)
October 25, 2023, 9:39 pm
Serving up love: Israelis see war as catalyst to matchmake
TV host Maya Wertheimer and former PM Naftali Bennett are among those using ongoing conflict to try and help people find their soulmates
By Amy Spiro
Cindy Seni with fiance Eldad Cohen at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, July 2023. (Courtesy/ via JTA)
July 14, 2023, 4:20 pm
This ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ star just got engaged
Cindy Seni, 29-year-old Jerusalemite known for her intelligence, independence and zingy one-liners has found the tefillin-wearer of her dreams
By EVELYN FRICK
Matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom speaks to potential client Cindy Seni in Jerusalem in an episode of 'Jewish Matchmaking.' (Courtesy: Netflix)
April 30, 2023, 9:18 am
Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a TV show? ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ set to hit Netflix
Aleeza Ben Shalom, the show’s Israeli-American star, says she hopes viewers around the globe will see Judaism as ‘something to look at, respect and feel something positive towards’
By Amy Spiro
Attendees at a matchmaking conference in Jerusalem listen to opening remarks from Aleeza Ben Shalom, April 23, 2023. (Amy Spiro/Times of Israel)
April 24, 2023, 1:35 pm
‘There’s somebody for everyone’: Dozens of matchmakers meet to swap tips in Jerusalem
Professional and amateur ‘shadchanim’ attend conference billed as first of its kind, while debating best practices on how to help others find their ‘bashert’
By Amy Spiro
Matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom on the first season of Netflix's 'Jewish Matchmaking.' (Courtesy: Netflix)
March 30, 2023, 9:04 pm
Netflix unveils first peek at upcoming ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ show
Set to premiere May 8, dating series featuring Israel-based ‘shadchan’ sees singles of varying religious backgrounds looking for love across continents
By Amy Spiro
From the film poster of 'Matchmaking,' the Haredi rom-com currently playing in Israeli theaters (Courtesy 'Matchmaking')
October 20, 2022, 12:41 pm
Matchmaking, infertility in focus in 2 new films on Haredi life
An ultra-Orthodox rom-com and a weighty family drama offer fresh glimpses of ultra-Orthodox community
By Jessica Steinberg
This June 24, 2015 photo shows the Netflix Apple TV app icon. (Dan Goodman/AP)
March 24, 2022, 11:56 pm
Netflix to produce a ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ series
Though details remain scant, company’s companion site says it will feature ‘singles in the US and Israel as they turn their dating life over to a top Jewish matchmaker’
By CALEB GUEDES-REED
Bhad Bhabie (Courtesy/Atlantic Records)
June 7, 2021, 3:39 am
Bhad Bhabie and Lil Yachty invest $1 million in Jewish dating app
Rappers take a stake in ‘Lox Club,’ a Jewish dating app for people ‘with ridiculously high standards’
By Ben Sales
A screen shot of the private CoronaCrush Facebook group that was founded in March 2020 and currently numbers 17,700 members (Courtesy CoronaCrush screen grab)
November 17, 2020, 8:28 pm
Jewish singles over 60 sought for Zoom speed dates
Matchmaking Facebook group CoronaCrush wants to find matches for older, isolated people stuck at home during the pandemic
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: A couple walks in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market on September 25, 2020, during a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 13, 2020, 9:19 am
Foreign Ministry plays Twitter matchmaker for China’s Singles Day
Israel’s official state account reaches out to singles, Jewish mothers to help ‘find that special someone to bring home for the holidays’
By Sam Sokol
Screenshot detail of the CoronaCrush group icon. (Facebook)
April 2, 2020, 2:40 pm
Seeking to spread the love, Jewish Facebook dating group goes viral
Even a global pandemic can’t stop a love life, for as CoronaCrush says, ‘Don’t isolate… it’s time to iso-date’
By Yaakov Schwartz
Chananya Weissman
March 18, 2018, 2:58 pm
Chananya Weissman
The senior singles crisis of 2040
When an efficient matchmaker stops getting to know her clients and just mixes and matches their names
Online dating can be frustrating, but Shalom’s algorithms claim to be the best at setting up people with similar interests. (Lior Zaltzman/JTA)
October 20, 2017, 8:58 pm
Why a pair of Sikh entrepreneurs have created a Jewish dating app
Two Indian Americans are behind the new matchmaking service, Shalom. And they say its matching algorithms are as smart as its users
By Josefin Dolsten
Chananya Weissman
September 8, 2017, 3:23 pm
Chananya Weissman
Dignity for singles
20 questions challenging married folk to reform how they treat those who are not married
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