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
Gantz proposes legislation for civil unions
COVID-19 crisis has closed down air travel, meaning thousands of Israeli couples have been unable to marry in civil marriages. Labor leader criticizes Gantz for not backing civil marriage proposals.
Utah online newlyweds to petition High Court against Interior Ministry
Deri’s office has said that the Interior Ministry is conducting “an in-depth examination” of the wedding and registration process which he said the state has not encountered before.
Norway to allow civil marriages for Israelis who can't marry in Israel
Currently, hundreds of couples are not able to get married at all, since going abroad is not an option and the Chief Rabbinate will not perform a ceremony and provide legal recognition.
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.
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.
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.
Jewish, Arab women marrying later than decade ago
In 2017, the average life expectancy of Israeli women stood at 84.6 years old, almost four years longer than the 80.7 years life expectancy of Israeli men.
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.
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.
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.
