Making aliyah for love: A matchmaker’s story

The Magazine spoke with an olah who chose a life in the Middle East for her now-husband.

ROTEM & SHANA make it official.

ROTEM & SHANA make it official.

(photo credit: Courtesy the couple)

ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

AUGUST 16, 2025 14:18

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