Marriage in israel
B'Yachad party will pursue LGBTQ marriage rights if part of next government, Lapid vows
The B’Yachad party was formed from an alliance between Bennett and Lapid’s centrist Yesh Atid Party. It is one of the leading parties in the opposition bloc seeking to replace Netanyahu in October.
Public ring proposals could constitute Jewish marriages, creating halachic issues, rabbi warns
Former Gaza hostage Emily Damari marries partner Dani Amit in Tel Aviv wedding celebration
After months apart on reserve duty, married Israeli couples face a new challenge at home
Illegal underage marriages being ignored by authorities, committee finds
The Age of Marriage Law in Israel stipulates that any child, male or female, under the age of 18 may not marry without special permission that is granted by family court in exceptional cases.
'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 voice in the wilderness
An exclusive interview with Rabbi Simcha Krauss, a towering figure in religious Orthodoxy in the US who has sought to find solutions to ‘agunot’ by way of a rabbinical court he helped found in 2014.
An elusive journey
Engagements, typically a cause for celebration, are overshadowed by rabbinate bureaucracy.
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.
Three Ladies, Three Lattes: A hair-raising dilemma
I don’t want to cover my head anymore, but my husband doesn’t agree.
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.
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Wading through widowhood: Memories
NGO calls for regulation of arcane Jewish ceremony
Accroding to a religious services group, during the last 10 years more than 200 women have been required to perform ceremony in order to enable them to remarry after losing a husband.
The balcony
You know how it is when a husband and wife are on the skids. Every little thing becomes an issue. Every petty argument escalates into a major non-state conflict...
