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.

 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?

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

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

Former PM Bennett backs civil marriage, public transport on Shabbat


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.

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.

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