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


Israel has the 6th highest number of marriages worldwide

The highest ranking country outside of Europe is Israel in 6th place, with 5.3 marriages per 1,000. Israel ranks just ahead of the USA’s 5.1 marriages per 1,000.

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Jewish obstacles standing in the way of religious freedom - opinion

Israel does not have a civil marriage option. So if a citizen wants to get married civilly, they need to do so outside the country.

Aryeh Deri

Shuli Rand on marrying a second wife: I want to be free

"I want a permit, I want to be free," said Rand.

Shuli Rand

Now is the perfect time to legalize civil marriage in Israel

Couples who are ineligible for marriage through the rabbinate are also now not able to fly abroad, making civil marriage an imperative.

As a masked woman looks on, Roni Ben-Ari and Yonatan Meushar celebrate their wedding at Ein Hemed, which is offering free, small-scale weddings for young couples due to restrictions imposed by the government to fight coronavirus on March 18

Grapevine, September 6, 2020: Re-working the pre-nup

The movers and shakers of Israeli society.

ROMANIAN FOREIGN Minister Bogdan Aurescu with President Reuven Rivlin

Jewish marriage on the wane in the Jewish state ahead of Tu B'Av

Critics blame Chief Rabbinate, lack of marriage choice, for the decline in the number of Jews marrying in Israel, and increase in cohabitation.

HANANEL EVEN HEN and Shiran Habush celebrate during their corona-era wedding at an Efrat public park on March 15. Jerusalem and its destruction have been remembered at weddings by Jews throughout the world for 2,000 years

Weddings and vines: The blessing of the Geffen

“Marriage is a gift from God to us. The quality of our marriage is our gift to Him/Her.” Many times I have intoned these lines as I stood with the bride and groom sending them out on their voyage.

Ori Burg and Hila Benshushan receiving the Ophir Award

Int'l Haredi matchmaking continues despite coronavirus outbreak

'The mothers said that, G-d willing, the entire staff of the terminal is invited to the wedding.'

THE ARRIVALS HALL at Ben-Gurion Airport – will it turn into a ghost town?

Questions of bigamy in Israel: Legal grounds

Bigamy involves someone marrying a person while he or she is still legally married to another.

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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