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.

Israeli flag and rainbow flag being waved at Tel Aviv Pride Parade, June 25 2021
(Illustrative) A man proposes to a woman on a private terrace near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, February 10, 2026

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

Former Gaza hostage Emily Damari and Israeli food influencer Dani Amit in their wedding outfits.

Former Gaza hostage Emily Damari marries partner Dani Amit in Tel Aviv wedding celebration

 An IDF reservist kisses his child before boarding the bus, in Jerusalem, May 2025.

After months apart on reserve duty, married Israeli couples face a new challenge at home


The challenges of marriage and dating through COVID

Aleeza Ben Shalom is a dating and relationship coach who arrived in Israel less than a year ago - here is her story.

 Aleeza Ben Shalom

Israel must recognize civil marriage - opinion

It’s dehumanizing for anyone in this position to not have the same rights as everyone else; if religious leaders refuse to recognize our status as valid, the government must provide another option.

The writer and her husband at their wedding.

Is the civil marriage issue an obstacle to Israeli democracy?

The only place in the world where Jews cannot marry freely is Israel - the Jewish state.

A bride and groom walk to their wedding in face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic

65% of Israeli public support civil marriage - report

The same survey concluded 90% of secular couples and 79% of non-religious traditional couples also support civil marriage in Israel.

An illustration of a bride and groom during a Civil marriage outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 9, 2020.

17 couples recently immigrated from India marry in Israel

Before the ceremony, they completed their formal conversion to Judaism by the Chief Rabbinate.

Bnei Menashe remarrying yesterday at Shavei Israel’s absorption center in Ayanot youth village

Artem Dolgopyat's plight highlights Israel's golden double standard

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The Olympic hero's scandalous inability to marry in his country can be fixed by adopting a civil marriage formula written jointly by a liberal law professor and a major Orthodox rabbi.

 ARTEM DOLGOPYAT and Masha Sakovich pose for a photo during a homecoming ceremony for the gold medal winner in Rishon Lezion on Tuesday.

Half of Israel Jews prefer not to get married in an Orthodox ceremony

The Hiddush Association conducted a survey about how Israeli Jews prefer to get married.

A NEW bride and groom visit a blossoming almond grove in Latrun on their wedding day in 2019.

Tu Be'Av 2021: 48,056 couples were married in Israel in 2019

Only about 69% of the couples married in Israel in 2019 were Jewish, according to new data.

An illustrative photo of a Jewish wedding in front of the Mediterranean Sea.

Protected by the postnup: The halachic prenuptial is an important weapon

“The agreement has worked in 100% of the cases of which we know and has never even been brought to court.”

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

Agunas are 'strangled' in abusive marriages - so they protested

"The pain in my heart is deep as I remain in a state of perpetual waiting," said Rivka, 41, one of the women featured on the posters in the protest.

A poster illustrating the chained marriage of Rivka, 41, who has been refused divorce by her husband for 17 years, February 25, 2021.