The Jewish Matchmaker

Love Is Blind, Photoshoot Edition

What if your first date with your soulmate was a couples photo shoot with someone you’ve never met? In this episode, Aleeza Ben Shalom chats with Paisley Druin who started “Stranger Sessions” as a creative photography project that is a blind date for a couples photoshoot. Part photo session, part matchmaking. Will the couple like one another or stay together? Tune in for the results. From reading applications and social media clues to watching chemistry unfold through a camera lens, this conversation explores the difference between compatibility on paper and attraction in real life.

The One Red Flag People Ignore When Dating

People say love is blind... and that's the problem. In this episode, Lori Palatnik and Aleeza Ben Shalom unpack why “love conquers all” is one of the most dangerous dating myths, what happens when attraction overrides clarity, and how ignoring one value mismatch can cost years of your life. From dealbreakers to objective dating criteria, this conversation gets into the uncomfortable truth about attraction, self-worth, and the decisions that quietly shape the rest of your life. Aleeza: - IG https://www.instagram.com/aleezabenshalom/ - FB https://www.facebook.com/aleezabenshalom - YT https://www.youtube.com/@aleezabenshalom - https://marriagemindedmentor.com/ Lori Palatnik - IG @loripalatnik - FB https://www.facebook.com/lori.palatnik.9/ - https://momentumunlimited.org/

The Real Reason Money Causes Divorce

You can love someone deeply and still slowly destroy the relationship over money. In this episode, Aleeza Ben Shalom and Rifka Lebowitz get into the silent expectations couples carry into marriage, the emotional weight behind spending and saving, and why so many people confuse financial stability with emotional security. They talk about dating people with money and the control that can come with it, surviving month-to-month, and the panic that hits when life suddenly costs more than you expected. This is the part of relationships nobody wants to admit matters this much… until it does.Aleeza:- IG @aleezabenshalom - FB https://www.facebook.com/aleezabenshalom- YT https://www.youtube.com/@aleezabenshalom- https://marriagemindedmentor.com/Rifka:- IG https://www.instagram.com/livingfinanciallysmarter/- FB https://www.facebook.com/groups/219528557090- YT https://www.youtube.com/@plusfinances- LI https://www.linkedin.com/in/rifkalebowitz/- https://rifkalebowitz.com/Join our community now and receive 24/7 of new & original content from the State of Israel.https://www.iltv.tv

The Church that Became Obsessed with Judaism

What does it mean to finally belong after spending your whole life feeling different? In this episode, Aleeza Ben Shalom chats with Menashe Lopez about the unbelievable chain of events that started with his mother’s curiosity in a Texas library and slowly transformed a Christian church into a community obsessed with Judaism. Menashe opens up about growing up caught between worlds and trying to belong in Jewish spaces that didn’t always know what to do with him, why moving to Israel finally felt like breathing for the first time, and how music became the only language to hold everything he couldn’t say out loud.Aleeza:- IG @aleezabenshalom - FB https://www.facebook.com/aleezabenshalom- YT https://www.youtube.com/@aleezabenshalom- https://marriagemindedmentor.com/Menasheh: - IG @menasheh.lopez - YT https://www.youtube.com/@Nash_lopez- TT https://www.tiktok.com/@nash.lopez- Spotify: Nash LopezJoin our community now and receive 24/7 of new & original content from the State of Israel.https://www.iltv.tv

She Rejected Her Husband Twice

Why do people say they want marriage but date like they’re waiting for something better? Aleeza Ben Shalom sits down with Sarah Pachter, matchmaker, author, and co-host of Israel’s hit dating show Vort, for a conversation about attraction, timing, and why people talk themselves out of relationships that could actually work. From grocery-store matches and matchmaking instincts to rejecting her husband twice before eventually marrying him, Sarah gets honest about chemistry and commitment. This conversation pushes hard against the fantasy version of love and gets real about what it actually takes to build a relationship that lasts. Aleeza: - IG @aleezabenshalom - FB https://www.facebook.com/aleezabenshalom - YT https://www.youtube.com/@aleezabenshalom - https://marriagemindedmentor.com/ Sara: - IG https://www.instagram.com/sara_pacther/ Join our community now and receive 24/7 of new & original content from the State of Israel.https://www.iltv.tvFollow ILTV Israel News on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/iltvisraelnews/Follow ILTV Israel News on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iltv_israel/Follow ILTV Israel News on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/ILTVNewsILTV Israel News Website - https://www.iltv.tv