Marriage in israel

After months apart on reserve duty, married Israeli couples face a new challenge at home

A 2024 study, published in Archives of Sexual Behavior, of couples during the current war found that wartime stress sharply reduces sexual well-being and emotional closeness.

|ByDR. MIKE GROPPER
An IDF reservist kisses his child before boarding the bus, in Jerusalem, May 2025.
A surge in the number of weddings in 2024, but young people are in no rush to get married

Which Israeli cities are best for singles?

What happened to the marriage age, which cities have the highest number of singles over age 45, and where do Israelis prefer to tie the knot abroad?

|ByLIAT RON
Sari Bashi is an Israeli-American human rights lawyer, author, and activist specializing in international humanitarian law and Israeli policy.

'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

|ByPATRICIA GOLAN
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett at a conference in Jerusalem, February 17, 2026; illustrative.

Former PM Bennett backs civil marriage, public transport on Shabbat

Naftali Bennett’s remarks in favor of civil marriage and public transport on Shabbat draw praise from left-wing figures but face sharp criticism from haredi parties.

|ByKESHET NEEV

An elusive journey

Engagements, typically a cause for celebration, are overshadowed by rabbinate bureaucracy.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015ByJEREMY SHARON
Rabbi Seth Farber, under the ‘huppa,’ marries a couple that ITIM helped with the Jewish status clarification process.

WATCH: Knesset Guard surprises girlfriend with marriage proposal during dignitary visit

This is thought to be the first proposal to take place at the Knesset.

JULY 28, 2015ByLAHAV HARKOV
Surprising wedding proposal at the Knesset

Three Ladies, Three Lattes: A hair-raising dilemma

I don’t want to cover my head anymore, but my husband doesn’t agree.

MAY 6, 2015ByTHREE LADIES, THREE LATTES
A hair-covering store in Jerusalem.

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]

Wading through widowhood: Memories

MARCH 11, 2015ByPAMELA PELED
Family

NGO calls for regulation of arcane Jewish ceremony

Accroding to a religious services group, during the last 10 years more than 200 women have been required to perform ceremony in order to enable them to remarry after losing a husband.

MARCH 4, 2015ByJEREMY SHARON
Wedding

The balcony

You know how it is when a husband and wife are on the skids. Every little thing becomes an issue. Every petty argument escalates into a major non-state conflict...

FEBRUARY 25, 2015ByHAIM WATZMAN
Painting by Avi Katz

PART 1: Contemplating divorce

What should you consider?

FEBRUARY 24, 2015ByMIKE GROPPER
Divorce

Tzohar chairman says chief rabbinate obstructing new law to maintain power and control

Stav responds to criticism directed at Tzohar and the 2013 law it supported that abolished marriage registration districts and allows couples to register for marriage in anywhere around the country.

FEBRUARY 16, 2015ByJEREMY SHARON
Rabbi David Stav

Veterans: Bringing ‘simha’

The Barth family originally had a 10 year plan to make aliya – after talking to an emissary their plans changed to arrive to Israel in one year.

FEBRUARY 12, 2015ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
Susan Barth