There’s a whole new dating show on its way to Netflix.
PEOPLE has the exclusive First Look atJewish Matchmaking, which hopes to replicate the viewership of their hitIndian Matchmaking. In this iteration, matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom — who’s already helped 200 couples wed — will help Jewish singles identify what they’re looking for in a relationship and push their boundaries to find it.
“Getting people to agree to go out on a date is one thing,” Ben Shalom tells PEOPLE exclusively. “Supporting a person in the dating process is another. This show will resonate with viewers not only because of the endearing people and entertaining episodes, but because of the takeaways, insights, and advice I share that you can put in your pocket.”
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Though the singles haven’t had luck in love just yet, Ben Shalom knows why: “Finding your person is the hardest thing in the entire world.”
The concept resonates with one woman, who shares in the trailer: “I do feel an immense amount of pressure. You’re supposed to be married and have children. Another woman, who is Black, notes that she is “like the only one in Kansas that is a Jew of my color.”
As with any journey towards love, it won’t be all easy.
“The rule of thumb is ‘Date them ‘til you hate them,'” Ben Shalom tells the singles. And the hate comes swiftly to one woman meeting a guy full of “red flags” and “f—boi energy.”
Of course, the women can’t help kidding around about their prospects’, ahem, natural gifts with one prompting laughter from her friends when she playfully asks, “How big is his mezuzah?”
At the end of the day, though, it’s all about lasting love. “Jewish Matchmakingdepicts the universal search for true love,” executive producer Aaron Saidman tells PEOPLE.
“The show is a funny, heartwarming, and always unpredictable journey that unfolds right in front of our cameras. As we do inIndian Matchmaking, we take an ancient tradition and document it in a modern context. Sometimes there’s undeniable chemistry between two singles, and sometimes it’s just awkward … and hilarious.”
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Jewish Matchmakingdebuts May 3 on Netflix.
source: people.com
