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Aleeza Ben Shalom on matchmaking and breaking up with A.I. : Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Aleeza Ben Shalom is the star of Netflix's Jewish Matchmaking, and she joins panelists Adam Burke, Brian Babylon, and Roxanne Roberts to talk about how matchmaking is just like a live-action game of Where's Waldo

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Aleeza Ben Shalom on matchmaking and breaking up with A.I.

Aleeza Ben Shalom on matchmaking and breaking up with A.I.

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Netflix has had a lot of success with dating shows, with gimmicks like isolation chambers and elaborate masks, but eventually decided, "why not hire a professional?" Their newest hit show is called Jewish Matchmaking, in which matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom tries to bring marital joy to Jewish people around the world.