Israel marriage

Public ring proposals could constitute Jewish marriages, creating halachic issues, rabbi warns

Beersheba Chief Rabbi Avraham Deri warned that a ring proposal before witnesses could create a halachic marriage, meaning a couple could later need a religious divorce.

(Illustrative) A man proposes to a woman on a private terrace near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, February 10, 2026
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?

 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


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

Strong correlation found between Israel experiences, marriage within the fold

The survey was based on the responses of several hundred alumni of a four-week Israel program run by the National Council of Synagogue Youth.

ORIEL AND VERED Cohen stand under their wedding canopy at Jerusalem’s La Gondola hall last Thursday, after their ceremony in Kiryat Gat was canceled due to rocket fire from Gaza.

Agunah of 28 years granted divorce two days before Passover

Raya Dinenberg’s husband disappeared in 1987 and could not be found; She was defined as an 'agunah' by the rabbinical court and could not remarry.

Raya Dinenberg (left) holds her Get, along side her Rabbincial Court Advocate Devorah Brisk outside the Tel Aviv Rabbinical Court

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.

Wedding [illustrative]

When film and reality meet

The film 'Get,' shows the life story of many women who frequent the hallways of the rabbinical courts throughout Israel.

A still from the film 'Gett,’ which examines Jewish divorce laws

His Story/Her Story: A complicated married life

In a collection of Maimonides’s responsa published by Joshua Blau, a complicated life unfolds.

An Ultra-orthodox couple at their wedding in Bnei Brak.

Psychological tips for newlyweds coping with emotional baggage Part III

After the “honeymoon period” is over, all couples inevitably begin to discover undesired things, the emotional baggage about each other that was not really “seen” at the beginning.

Engagement

Chief Rabbinate in new dispute with Diaspora rabbinical authorities

Issue surrounds case of the Israeli rabbinate rejecting an Orthodox Jewish divorce performed abroad.

Israel's Chief Rabbis

Girls cant get discount on marriage registration fees that boys are entitled to, NGO finds

Religious organization says women enrolled in religious studies deserve same treatment as yeshiva students, calls on government to intervene.

Ponevezh Yeshiva in B’nei Brak