Ari was a mishlachat member in the summer of 2001. He returned in 2002, Na’ama’s first time on mishlachat. Na’ama called Ari for advice and they spoke about camp and met during the mishlachat training in the spring of 2002. They spent the summer of 2002 at camp but did not date. They kept meeting at mishlachat events and reunions in 2003. They began going out in late 2003 and got married in August of 2004. They are married happily and live with their two sons, Yuval and Roni, in Jerusalem.