Aleeza Ben Shalom is a renowned relationship coach and matchmaker who shot to international fame as the star of Netflix’s Jewish Matchmaking. She is also the host of the Matchmaker, Matchmaker podcast. She is a renowned matchmaker, dating coach, speaker, and soulmate clarity expert who empowers marriage-minded singles to find The One.
As a dating coach, Aleeza works with people of all backgrounds. To date, she has successfully helped over 200 people make their way down the aisle and has trained over 350 matchmakers and coaches.
She is the author of Get Real, Get Married: Get Over Your Hurdles and Under the Chuppah and other titles on navigating the dating process.
The founder of the company Marriage Minded Mentor, which connects singles from around the world with dating coaches, Aleeza has been called the “Jewish Dating Guru” for her successful career guiding singles through the steps to become engaged — regardless of age, affiliation, or stage in life.
A regularly featured expert in the media, Aleeza’s relationship advice has appeared in BBC World News, NPR, Aish.com, and HuffPost. She has made appearances in the web series Soon By You and Eli Talks. Aleeza has also been featured in The Cut, NBC News Daily, Men’s Health, NPR, Rolling Stone, Good Day NY, Time Out, The Guardian, and Insider.
Originally from Philadelphia, Aleeza lives in Israel with her husband, five children and two Aussiedoodles.
