Marriage in israel

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

The ex-husband attempted to extort T., demanding large sums of money in exchange for a get.

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

An Israeli bride and her groom get married, November 30, 2020

Poll reveals strong Israeli public support for non-Orthodox marriage

 Wedding (Illustrative).

Protecting freedom in love: Why prenups matter in Jewish marriages - opinion


Israel’s growing intermarriage problem

Some observers might be tempted to dismiss the significance of such intermarriages. But a deeper dive into the data leaves no room for doubt, we have a problem.

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At least 85,000 Jewish intermarried couples in Israel

At least 2,460 couples with one Jewish spouse and one non-Jewish spouse registered their marriages in 2018, a 37% increase over 2011 numbers.

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

Will Israel take next steps in advancing civil marriage? - opinion

Parties, like Yesh Atid, Yisrael Beytenu, Labor and Meretz have repeatedly declared their support for the introduction of civil marriage in Israel. The moment of truth is now.

 YISRAEL BEYTENU chairman Avigdor Liberman presides over a civil marriage outside the Knesset, last year.

The challenges of marriage and dating through COVID

Aleeza Ben Shalom is a dating and relationship coach who arrived in Israel less than a year ago - here is her story.

 Aleeza Ben Shalom

Israel must recognize civil marriage - opinion

It’s dehumanizing for anyone in this position to not have the same rights as everyone else; if religious leaders refuse to recognize our status as valid, the government must provide another option.

The writer and her husband at their wedding.

Is the civil marriage issue an obstacle to Israeli democracy?

The only place in the world where Jews cannot marry freely is Israel - the Jewish state.

A bride and groom walk to their wedding in face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic

65% of Israeli public support civil marriage - report

The same survey concluded 90% of secular couples and 79% of non-religious traditional couples also support civil marriage in Israel.

An illustration of a bride and groom during a Civil marriage outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 9, 2020.

17 couples recently immigrated from India marry in Israel

Before the ceremony, they completed their formal conversion to Judaism by the Chief Rabbinate.

Bnei Menashe remarrying yesterday at Shavei Israel’s absorption center in Ayanot youth village

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.