Jewish Matchmaking star Aleeza Ben Shalom is a breath of fresh air from Indian Matchmaking‘s Sima Tapira for a lot of Netflix viewers. Aleeza’s less adversarial, more authentic advocacy for her clients’ best interests in finding a life-long partner impressed fans of the Jewish reality TV dating show. Unlike her Indian matchmaker counterpart, Aleeza has a more cheerleader-like style, amiably steering her clients in the right direction towards lasting love. Fans also love Aleeza’s advice and nuggets of wisdom on how to approach dating as a Jew. So, who exactly is Netflix’s latest reality TV star? Here’s everything fans need to know about Jewish Matchmaking‘s Aleeza Ben Shalom.
Aleeza cutting her husband Gershon’s hair on Jewish Matchmaking (Netflix).
Aleeza with her family moving to Israel in 2021 (Instagram).
Jewish Matchmaking‘s Aleeza Ben Shalom: Matchmaker Job, Business, Husband & Family Explained
Aleeza started working as a matchmaker and life coach back in 2012, per LinkedIn. Before her career as a relationship expert, Aleeza worked as VP and workplace manager for her and her husband’s company, Metropolitan Drapery & Blinds Etc., while they were living in their hometown of Philadelphia. She still worked at that job — while working her matchmaker job (Shidduch) — up until the Covid-19 pandemic, when she and her husband, Gershon Ben Shalom, decided to move to Israel with their five kids and dog. They moved to Pardes Hanna-Karkur, a small town in the Haifa District.
Aleeza’s matchmaking work has helped over 200 Jewish couples get married under the chuppah. She also has an eponymous business website, where she offers Jewish singles life coaching, matchmaking services, dating advice, online courses, events, podcasts and books. Aleeza’s books Get Real Get Married and Virtual Dating guides singles in the dating world to find their soulmate. Aleeza’s personal matchmaking services fee ranges from $3,000 up to $50,000 for clients. However, she also offers Soulmate Clarity session for $997 USD to help clients figure out what went wrong in a previous relationship or current one.
“My husband is my perfect type,” Aleeza explained on Jewish Matchmaking. Aleeza and Gershon celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary recently. After meeting at a Jewish singles retreat, the two ended up reconnecting after Shabbos on a walk. After a few dates, they got engaged, Four months later they married. Aleeza explained that she and her husband both grew up in fairly secular households, but are both baal teshuva, a Hebrew word which means to return to Orthodox Judaism. The means Aleeza covers her head, shoulders, knees and toes. Her family celebrate all the High Holidays, Shabbat every Saturday, keep kosher, and often go to synagogue.
Jewish Matchmaker Aleeza’s Net Worth, Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign, Instagram, Twitter
Aleeza with her husband and soulmate Gershon (Instagram).
Although Aleeza’s matchmaking record on the show isn’t any more impressive than Sima’s, she has helped thousands of clients over the years. Between that and her family’s drapery business, it’s safe to say Aleeza’s net worth is well over $1 million, and now rapidly climbing with all of the publicity from starring on Jewish Matchmaking.
Aleeza and her husband when they first met in their 20s (Netflix).
Aleeza’s Instagram mostly includes posts giving life and dating advice, as well as some posts of her with her one son, husband, and new life in Israel. Aleeza also shares her wisdom and dating advice articles on her Twitter account.
One of her previous clients from several years ago spoke to Distractify and raved about Aleeza’s matchmaker skills. “I love love loved getting to work with Aleeza. I think she is very real. And blunt, which I like. She kind of tells it like it is.”
Aleeza celebrating her birthday a couple years ago after just moving to Israel in the middle of the pandemic (Instagram).
Aleeza’s birthday is March 4, which makes her zodiac sign a compassionate Pisces. Aleeza turned age 46 in 2023, but was age 45 when filming Jewish Matchmaking. Fans can find out more about Aleeza Ben Shalom’s best dating advice here.
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