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


The Human Spirit: The phone number to save your marriage

The phone number to save your marriage: (02) 640-4343 or 1-877-963-8938 toll-free from abroad.

HALACHIC HOTLINE calls these days – some 40 an evening – go way beyond technical questions.

Wedding bells: At what age are most couples tying the knot these days?

Between 2002 and 2016, the average age at which people in Israel married for the first time rose from 27.1 to 27.5 for the grooms, and from 24.2 to 25.1 for the brides.

Married people as percent of age, gender and population group

17-year prisoner for divorce refusal could be released from incarceration

Tzviya Gorodetsky’s request that the rabbinical courts close her divorce case with Meir Gorodestky was granted by the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court on Tuesday.

Zvia Gordestski (left) holding the rabbinical court document freeing her from her marriage, alongside Center for Women’s Justice attorney Nitzan Caspi-Shiloni

Private lives, public debate: Tzachi Halevy and Lucy Aharish's marriage

Politicians who care about intermarriage should focus on a lot more than the choices of two individuals

News anchor Lucy Aharish [L] and Actor Tzahi Halevi [R]

Protesters pray at Haifa Rabbinical Court after Conservative rabbi arrest

"The Israeli public wants an open and welcoming Judaism without coercion and most importantly one which respects every person’s path and customs," said Masorti leader Dr. Yizhar Hess.

Rabbi Dov Hayun speaks at the prayer service and demonstration outside the Haifa Rabbinical Court on Sunday

Huppa pratit: good, necessary, but not sufficient

We need marriage rituals that are in sync with the seven blessings celebrating friendship and mutuality that are part of the traditional marriage ceremony.

A couple stands underneath a ‘huppa’ during their secular wedding ceremony in Tel Aviv.

Rabbinical court voided marriage by invalidating witness

The fact that one of the witnesses was not religious at the wedding provided a perfect opportunity to invalidate the marriage.

A chain, symbolic of women chained to marriage

Civil marriage in Eilat to be proposed in forthcoming legislation

The bill would allow civil marriages to place in Eilat, but is facing opposition from all sides.

A bride and groom kiss under the chuppah at their wedding

A ‘huppa' in the holy land

We’ve been very blessed to share in three weddings since becoming olim hadashim. Each was moving and memorable in its own way.

A wedding in Israel

Recent trend shows Jewish marriage on the wane in Israel

Several organizations have expressed concern with the number of Jewish citizens marrying outside the rabbinate.

A couple stands underneath a ‘huppa’ during their secular wedding ceremony in Tel Aviv.