My own first match I made when I was 10.

So I've been matchmaking as long as I can remember.

And since October 7th Lake, one woman that I really had a great idea for her,

and she was not interested.

And then after the guy went to reserve duty,

he sent me some pictures of himself in uniform,

and I showed her the picture of him in uniform.

She's like, oh my God, definitely yes.

Okay, this is a great idea.

I didn't tell her that I had already suggested the

guy to her with a different picture when he wasn't in uniform. And this happened a few times.

So I understood that everyone loves a man in uniform.

Hey, I'm Ishi Harmon, and this is Israel's story.

As you know, we're in the midst of our wartime diaries series, which is an attempt to collect

slivers of life during these seemingly endless and difficult days.

Today is Tu Bav, the less commercial, more Mishna-bound, Jewish version of

Valentine's Day. Now, the war has, of course, impacted love, dating, and relationships in all

kinds of ways. We've heard and told, and we'll continue to share, stories of couples who got

together, couples who broke up, and, tragically, partners who lost their loved ones. But for our

short and slightly more lighthearted, Tu Bav special, our producers Mitch Ginsberg and Jael Ben-Hurin wanted to get the scoop from a real

maven, someone with a bird's eye view of the local post-October 7th dating scene.

So they got into the car, drove to Kfar Shmeriaahu, and met Rebetson Toby Einhorn, who runs a one-stop shop for all matters of the heart.

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