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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Orthodox Jews Find Love on Israeli Reality TV Show - Match Made in Heaven
Match Made in Heaven is not your average reality show. It's the first ever series in that takes a revealing look into the very closed and hidden world of matchmaking among the ultra-religious Jews in Israel who still use the traditional way of getting to know their future mate.
The project was filmed over a two year period and has gotten a lot of international buzz. Several television networks around the globe are now looking into making a localized version about their Jewish communities.
In this video, Jewish News One reporter Ron Jacobsohn interviews the director, producer, and the matchmaker who appears in the show.
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Jewish matchmaking has evolved a lot over the years. Today, in most cases, the bride and groom are making the decisions, hopefully with parental backing. I went out with my wife just a few times before we decided to get married, and we didn't touch one another until our wedding night. Seventeen years later I can say I made a fabulous decision, without feeling the next to spend long months getting to know a person inside and out. Because most of what you need to know you can see from the outset, and the more you hesitate, the more you lose clarity.
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