Yalla, Let's Go!

In this episode of Yalla, Let’s Go!, Erica and Abbey sit down with Aleeza Ben Shalom, 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 “The Jewish Matchmaker” podcast on ILTV. To date, she has successfully helped over 250 people make their way down the aisle, and has trained over 450 matchmakers and coaches. Currently Aleeza alongside World Mizrachi has begun the Jewish Matchmaking Movement.  Yalla, Let’s Go! explores what it really means to make Aliyah and build a life in Israel - the opportunities, the challenges, and everything in between. Each episode features candid conversations with Olim from diverse backgrounds. The podcast is produced by Aleph, the team behind Invested, Israel’s leading English-language business podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate us 5 stars wherever you listen to podcasts. KEY TOPICS  00:00 - Intro: Aleeza Ben Shalom Made 300+ Matches 02:25 - From Philly to Netflix 04:05 - Aliyah Was My Dating Filter 05:45 - Wait Too Long and You’ll Never Move 07:05 - Why Israel Wins at Love 08:15 - Why Olim Give Up and Leave 09:00 - The Kotel Moment That Changed Everything 10:40 - Why Aliyah Breaks (or Builds) You 12:45 - The 5-5-5 Rule That Ends Dating Confusion 13:55 - Why Not Touching Changes Everything 16:30 - Raising Kids in War Made Them Stronger 18:20 - Jewish Life vs. Jewish Convenience 20:55 - The Life Choice I’ll Never Regret RESOURCES Learn more about Aleeza at: https://marriagemindedmentor.com/  Follow Aleeza on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aleezabenshalom/  Subscribe to Yalla, Let’s Go here: https://www.aleph.vc/yalla-lets-go  Learn more about Aleph: aleph.vc  Sign up for Aleph’s monthly email newsletter: https://newsletter.aleph.vc/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@yallaletsgopodcast  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yallaletsgopodcast/  Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yallaletsgopodcast  Follow Aleph on Twitter: https://x.com/aleph ‍Follow Aleph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aleph-vc/ ‍Follow Aleph on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aleph.vc/ CREDITS Hosts: Erica Marom, Abbey Onn  Executive Producer: Sarah Bard Producer: Sofi Levak, Dalit Merenfeld Video and Editing: Nadav Elovic  Music and Creative Direction: Uri Ar  Content and Editorial: Kira Goldring Design: Rony Karadi

In the very first episode of Yalla, Let’s Go!, Erica and Abbey sit down with Avi Lewis, who made Aliyah from Australia and now lives in Israel with his wife and four children. Avi is a software engineer at Meta’s Tel Aviv office and shares daily insights on LinkedIn through his “1 idea a day” series, helping people navigate Israel’s tech job market. Yalla, Let’s Go! explores what it really means to make Aliyah and build a life in Israel - the opportunities, the challenges, and everything in between. Each episode features candid conversations with Olim from diverse backgrounds. The podcast is produced by Aleph, the team behind Invested, Israel’s leading English-language business podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate us 5 stars wherever you listen to podcasts. KEY TOPICS  00:00 - Intro 03:01 - From Australia to IDF to Meta 04:45 - The real reason Avi chose Israel at 16 05:56 - How Olim actually break into Israeli high-tech 07:14 - The Olim advantage Israeli employers don’t see 08:09 - How one LinkedIn post helped a reservist land a job 10:32 - The biggest lie Olim tell themselves before moving 12:53 - Do you need to be rich to make Aliyah work? 15:50 - Soft landing vs. hard landing: which one really works? 18:14 - Do you ever regret moving to Israel? RESOURCES Follow Avi Lewis on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avi-lewis/  Learn more about Goozali: https://goozali.com/  Subscribe to Yalla, Let’s Go here: https://www.aleph.vc/yalla-lets-go Learn more about Aleph: aleph.vc  Sign up for Aleph’s monthly email newsletter: https://newsletter.aleph.vc/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@yallaletsgopodcast  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yallaletsgopodcast/  Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yallaletsgopodcast  Follow Aleph on Twitter: https://x.com/aleph ‍Follow Aleph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aleph-vc/ ‍Follow Aleph on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aleph.vc/ CREDITS Hosts: Erica Marom, Abbey Onn  Executive Producer: Sarah Bard Producer: Sofi Levak, Dalit Merenfeld Video and Editing: Nadav Elovic  Music and Creative Direction: Uri Ar  Content and Editorial: Kira Goldring Design: Rony Karadi