Israel marriage law

Poll reveals strong Israeli public support for non-Orthodox marriage

According to the findings, 60% of the Jewish public supports Israel recognizing all types of marriages, including civil, Conservative, and Reform ceremonies.

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES
An Israeli bride and her groom get married, November 30, 2020
Ran Raichman law office

Ran Raichman – Serving the interests of his clients

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM
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

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.

|ByJEREMY SHARON
Special Rabbinical Court convenes on Sunday

Chief Rabbinate must disclose communications with RCA over testimonials

Controversy has long surrounded the way the Chief Rabbinate decides which Orthodox rabbis abroad it recognizes to give such testimony and it has still never provided clear criteria for this process.

|ByJEREMY SHARON

Illegal underage marriages being ignored by authorities, committee finds

The Age of Marriage Law in Israel stipulates that any child, male or female, under the age of 18 may not marry without special permission that is granted by family court in exceptional cases.

MAY 2, 2016ByRO YEGER
Wedding

Report shows spike in valid complaints against judges

A valid complaint indicates that the judge made one of a variety of possible errors.

MARCH 23, 2016ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Gavel [Illustrative]

'Hundreds of thousands can’t marry in Israel'

There is growing mistrust in the chief rabbinate which has exclusive jurisdiction over marriage and divorce, and the increasing public support for civil marriage.

JANUARY 11, 2016ByJEREMY SHARON
A Jewish wedding.

Agunah of 28 years granted divorce two days before Passover

Raya Dinenberg’s husband disappeared in 1987 and could not be found; She was defined as an 'agunah' by the rabbinical court and could not remarry.

APRIL 1, 2015ByJEREMY SHARON
Raya Dinenberg (left) holds her Get, along side her Rabbincial Court Advocate Devorah Brisk outside the Tel Aviv Rabbinical Court

Religious councils lose case for charging extra for 'attractive' marriage license

Religious councils were charging couples up to NIS 70 for more attractively-designed marriage certificates without given the option for a standard one.

MARCH 19, 2015ByJEREMY SHARON
Wedding [illustrative]

‘20% of rabbinates avoiding law allowing couples to choose district for wedding’

Chief rabbinate opposes new reform, claims rabbis know marital status of their residents, can prevent prohibited marriages.

JUNE 26, 2014ByJEREMY SHARON
An Israeli couple signs an unofficial marriage agreement 370

Meretz MK: Eliminating the race to courthouse is a ‘small Band-Aid on open wound’

Women advocates claim Horowitz is missing the full picture, even as they support his push for civil marriage.

MAY 12, 2014ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
An Israeli couple signs an unofficial marriage agreement 370