Israel marriage law
Ran Raichman – Serving the interests of his clients
Jewish marriage on the wane in the Jewish state ahead of Tu B'Av
Chief Rabbinate must disclose communications with RCA over testimonials
300 Israeli women march for 24 hours in support of agunot
Questions of bigamy in Israel: Legal grounds
Bigamy involves someone marrying a person while he or she is still legally married to another.
Skip the forms and use only your ID to get married
The new venture would allow couples to bring only their IDs to the rabbinate, and significantly speed up the process of marriage.
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.
Chupa Pratit - New Orthodox wedding service to be launched
In a challenge to the Chief Rabbinate’s monopoly on marriage and divorce, new wedding service will use legal loopholes to circumvent draconian laws banning Orthodox, non-rabbinate 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.
Tzohar opens TA marriage registration branch in cooperation with rabbinate
The organization’s marriage service took root after many couples were upset by the overly-bureaucratic and unwelcoming approach of local rabbinates to couples seeking to get married.
Editorial: Freedom to love
Tying religion to the state invites the intervention of secular institutions, such as the Supreme Court or Knesset, to intervene in inherently religious matters.
Survey: Most Israelis want recognition of civil and non-Orthodox marriages
Given the option, half of those surveyed would prefer to marry outside the rabbinate.
Halachic tools to free ‘agunot’
The author argues that rabbinical judges should find solutions for women whose husbands refuse to grant them a divorce.
Supreme Court prevents use of dead soldier’s sperm
The soldier's widow and parents were at odds about the decision.
For first time, religious group campaigns for civil marriage in Israel
Currently, all matters of marriage and divorce are conducted by the established religious authorities.