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


Love revolution on Tu Be'av: 74% of Israeli public want egalitarian marriage

Hiddush Rabbi Uri Regev: "We must not accept a continuation of the situation in which Israel is the lone western democracy that denies its citizens the right to marry as they wish."

Jewish wedding (Illustrative)

Second Jewish marriage ceremony in 2,000 years purportedly held on Temple Mount

Couple said to have secretly exchanged vows at Judaism’s holiest site for first time since destruction of Second Temple.

An image from the secret marriage ceremony on Temple Mount.

Lau: Divorce should be granted before division of assets

Women seeking a divorce are frequently extorted by their husbands to concede to his demands in the division of assets especially if she wants to re-marry.

Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau speaks to The Jerusalem Post

'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.

A Jewish wedding.

Taking the matrimonial bull by the horns for Jewish divorcees

Laws that already exist can also be utilized to prevent agunot, women chained to their marraiges.

At the Tahel – Crisis Center for Religious Women and Children conference in Jerusalem

An elusive journey

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

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.

Surprising wedding proposal at the Knesset

In my own write: A site for sore ‘I’s ?

One of the main contentions of AshleyMadison.com founder Noel Biderman is that the sheer number of active Israeli members of his website is tantamount to a democratic vote by Israelis who desire his product.

Ashley Madison online advertisement

Tzohar call on Ethiopian community to register for marriage with organization

Ethiopian Israelis have frequently complained that certain local rabbinates refuse to register them for marriage owing to the refusal of some chief municipal rabbis to accept them as Jewish.

Members of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel mark the holiday of Sigd in Jerusalem November 20, 2014

Convicted Israeli nuclear secrets leaker Vanunu marries long-time Norwegian love

Supporters of Vanunu in the Norwegian government are considering lobbying on Vanunu's behalf.

Vanunu gets married