Jewish Matchmaking review: Thank Hashem you're not still out there

As pointed out in one of her many dropped pearls, “There are 15 million Jews in the world, and 15 million ways to be Jewish.” What we have here then is a brilliant means of illustrating the complexities and intricacies of being Jewish — Ashkenazi and Sephardi, different levels of observance, Israeli and diaspora, picky and picky. But first and foremost, this is a dating show, and one in which throwing in the Jewish element elevates the stakes somehow. Finding love may indeed be tricky, but those featured here with their additional demands, requirements and quirks, make me question how our people have made it this far.

Everyone seems nice enough, and understandably anxious, but when Israeli American mummy’s boy Ori wishes aloud that if only the stunning Israeli woman, who he should be counting his lucky stars to have been fixed up with, had blonde hair and larger breasts, I wouldn’t be surprised if he never moves out of home. Nor does he deserve to.

When Jews meet other Jews across the religious spectrum, and across America and Israel, what connects them is the desire to find someone Jewish. Apps just aren’t cutting it, and a more hands-on personal approach is required, although sometimes you can get with somebody else only once you’ve got over yourself.

Hopefully Aleeza’s philosophy to “date em till you hate ‘em” will provide the time necessary for that to happen, because who doesn’t want to see if love can blossom?

All while watching this on the sofa with your significant other and thanking Hashem these people are not you.