(EDITOR NOTE - This episode was filmed on 08/24/25)
Boaz gathered 14 members of the cast and crew from the Aleeza Ben Shalom Netflix show \"Jewish Matchmaking,\" and it was so much fun!
Someone came out publicly. Someone else told us he was planning to propose! A really fun reunion.
Joining Boaz Hepner on the show:
Benjamin Bakondi - Stem Cell Scientist
Aleeza Ben Shalom - The Jewish Matchmaker, Coach, Author
Dani Bergman - Entrepeneur, Founder of Club Allenby
Evan Carmusin - Bar and Bat Mitzvah DJ
Shaun Civin - CPA, Flooring Contractor, Entrepeneur
Noah Del Monte - Entrepeneur, Sales Leader
Ryan Green - Special Education Teacher
Harmonie Krieger - TV Personality, Dating Coach, Matchmaker
Karin Lang - Sexual Abuse Attorney
Nakysha Osadchey - Information Technologies and Hospitality
Ronit Polin - Producer, Writer, Director
Pamela Rae Schuller - Comedian, Speaker, Disability Advocate
Cindy Seni - CEO Cindy Seni Consulting, Content Creator
Dean Slotar - Executive Producer
0:02:20 - Introductions
0:07:31 - The conversation begins! Aleeza speaks.
0:08:52 - Who's spoken to each other since the show finished filming?
0:09:24 - A reveal about Dani and Karin and Ori behind the scenes.
0:14:37 - Did Aleeza continue to play matchmaker after the show?
0:17:12 - Harmonie talks to Ben and Aleeza.
0:20:29 - Ryan talks about meeting his wife via Hinge.
0:22:13 - How does someone single and Jewish today navigate with the apps?
0:28:10 - Boaz tells a story about Aleeza.
0:29:37 - Harmonie discusses working on her dating app and how much she's learned.
0:32:50 - Dean mentions David got married. Boaz brings up a cringe moment from his date with Dani.
0:34:00 - Is your attraction for people strongly affected by personality? MANY answer.
0:39:06 - Pamela arrives during the chat from a comedy show!
0:40:05 - Are men more visual creatures and less flexibility with personality attraction?
0:57:12 - Nakysha, your 2 dates were adorable. Evan speaks.
1:03:40 - \"No abs, no Cindy\" LOL
1:05:00 - Noah asks Boaz (me!) how he met his wife. Karin asks how we make our differences work.
1:10:09 - Boaz brings up LGBTQ Jews which Dean then discusses.
1:14:00 - Aleeza are you ever asked by the LGBTQ community to set them up?
1:17:00 - Before leaving, Dean asks why it's important to people on the show to marry other Jews specifically?
1:25:17 - Boaz clarifies about the marginalized communities not becoming allies with Jews over the years, leading to where we are today.
1:28:40 - Evan comes out as bisexual on the show.
1:32:56 - How did October 7th affect how people would want to date or be on the show?
1:34:16 - People want a season 2, Netflix!
1:36:56 - Dean says goodbye, and then Ronit says goodbye.
1:45:10 - Dani says goodbye.
1:51:19 - Karin says goodbye.
1:58:30 - Noah drops a bomb - he's looking for a ring! (No longer a secret!)
2:06:38 - A superfan has questions for Harmonie.
2:09:18 - Harmonie talks about her father and what she's really been wanting from life.
2:21:40 - Is it harder or easier to match up in Israel?
2:25:00 - Rabbi Yonah asks if anyone has used a spiritual coach to help marry?
2:28:28 - Aleeza clarifies what she means about soulmates.
2:30:33 - Flatbush Girl and Rabbi Leo Dee have their questions asked.
2:32:17 - Final thoughts from everyone starting with Evan.
2:47:37 - Boaz wraps up.
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