Israel marriage

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

Only 33% of single women are certain they will take their husband's last name - and the generation gap reveals a surprising picture of the future of marriage.

 The parents don't want to come to the wedding because of the food
An Israeli bride and her groom get married, November 30, 2020

Poll reveals strong Israeli public support for non-Orthodox marriage

‘We still said ‘I Do’’: Israeli couples navigate wedding adaptation amid war

‘We still said ‘I do’’: Israeli couples navigate wedding adaptation amid war

 AMOS AND MARGALIT participate in Fashion at Any Age: A Project at Mediterranean Towers. Says the writer: ‘Since the day we got married, I’ve made a point of telling Margalit, ‘I love you,’ at least twice a day.’

Seventy years of love: A lifelong romance that still thrives


Marriage, stress and the ‘hagim’

Five suggestions to help couples thrive this Passover.

Young couple argue in the kitchen (illustrative)

Supreme Court prevents use of dead soldier’s sperm

The soldier's widow and parents were at odds about the decision.

Supreme Court of Israel

For first time, religious group campaigns for civil marriage in Israel

Currently, all matters of marriage and divorce are conducted by the established religious authorities.

A bride and groom kiss under the chuppah at their wedding

Tax breaks for premarital marriage counseling?

Couples who register for such courses would be entitled to a reduction of half a point in their income tax obligations for both spouses for the year in which they participated in the course.

Likud MK Yehudah Glick

Marriage counseling to be subsidized by state

The bill had been expected to gain government backing in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday,but was delayed.

VICTORIA AND Benjamin on their wedding day. (

Out There: What's a good daughter-in-law?

Art by Pepe Fainberg

Top rabbinical court allows man to marry second wife

Women’s groups decry inequality over ruling due to denial of divorce papers.

Jewish wedding (Illustrative)

Rabbis question if spouses may live together if marriage contract burnt in fire

The Chief Rabbi of Zichron Yaakov stated that a man and wife whose marriage contract was burnt in the fires could not live under the same roof until a new contract had been drawn up.

A bride and groom kiss under the chuppah at their wedding

This Normal Life: Wedding in Cyprus – the modern Zionist irony

It is a shame they had to leave Israel on the very day of our aliya to get married abroad.

Couples of Russian and Israeli origins kiss during a mass wedding in Larnaca, Cyprus, in June last year

Out There: When the kids get hitched

Not only is your kid gaining a spouse, but you are also being forced to let go of that son or daughter getting married.

Art by Pepe Fainberg