Marriage in israel

'Upside-Down Love': An Israeli-Palestinian memoir of marriage across borders

Israeli-American lawyer Sari Bashi recounts in her memoir a relationship shaped by restriction and distance, where love unfolds within the limits of the law

Sari Bashi is an Israeli-American human rights lawyer, author, and activist specializing in international humanitarian law and Israeli policy.
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett at a conference in Jerusalem, February 17, 2026; illustrative.

Former PM Bennett backs civil marriage, public transport on Shabbat

After Years of Struggle, Get Finally Granted on Eve of Rosh Hashanah

Starting the Jewish New Year with freedom: Woman granted divorce after 23-year fight

 The parents don't want to come to the wedding because of the food

What's in a name? Why women are increasingly choosing to keep their maiden names after marriage


Artem Dolgopyat's plight highlights Israel's golden double standard

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The Olympic hero's scandalous inability to marry in his country can be fixed by adopting a civil marriage formula written jointly by a liberal law professor and a major Orthodox rabbi.

 ARTEM DOLGOPYAT and Masha Sakovich pose for a photo during a homecoming ceremony for the gold medal winner in Rishon Lezion on Tuesday.

Half of Israel Jews prefer not to get married in an Orthodox ceremony

The Hiddush Association conducted a survey about how Israeli Jews prefer to get married.

A NEW bride and groom visit a blossoming almond grove in Latrun on their wedding day in 2019.

Tu Be'Av 2021: 48,056 couples were married in Israel in 2019

Only about 69% of the couples married in Israel in 2019 were Jewish, according to new data.

An illustrative photo of a Jewish wedding in front of the Mediterranean Sea.

Protected by the postnup: The halachic prenuptial is an important weapon

“The agreement has worked in 100% of the cases of which we know and has never even been brought to court.”

A still from the film 'Gett,’ which examines Jewish divorce laws

Agunas are 'strangled' in abusive marriages - so they protested

"The pain in my heart is deep as I remain in a state of perpetual waiting," said Rivka, 41, one of the women featured on the posters in the protest.

A poster illustrating the chained marriage of Rivka, 41, who has been refused divorce by her husband for 17 years, February 25, 2021.

Gantz proposes legislation for civil unions

COVID-19 crisis has closed down air travel, meaning thousands of Israeli couples have been unable to marry in civil marriages. Labor leader criticizes Gantz for not backing civil marriage proposals.

Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz walks in the Israeli Parliament during a vote on a bill to dissolve the Parliament at the Knesset, December 02, 2020.

Utah online newlyweds to petition High Court against Interior Ministry

Deri’s office has said that the Interior Ministry is conducting “an in-depth examination” of the wedding and registration process which he said the state has not encountered before.

High Court of Justice May 3, 2020

Norway to allow civil marriages for Israelis who can't marry in Israel

Currently, hundreds of couples are not able to get married at all, since going abroad is not an option and the Chief Rabbinate will not perform a ceremony and provide legal recognition.

Wedding

Now is the perfect time to legalize civil marriage in Israel

Couples who are ineligible for marriage through the rabbinate are also now not able to fly abroad, making civil marriage an imperative.

As a masked woman looks on, Roni Ben-Ari and Yonatan Meushar celebrate their wedding at Ein Hemed, which is offering free, small-scale weddings for young couples due to restrictions imposed by the government to fight coronavirus on March 18

Jewish marriage on the wane in the Jewish state ahead of Tu B'Av

Critics blame Chief Rabbinate, lack of marriage choice, for the decline in the number of Jews marrying in Israel, and increase in cohabitation.

HANANEL EVEN HEN and Shiran Habush celebrate during their corona-era wedding at an Efrat public park on March 15. Jerusalem and its destruction have been remembered at weddings by Jews throughout the world for 2,000 years