Tag: Marriage
The very first ‘shidduch’
On several recent flights in the United States, I was rather surprised, and somewhat bemused, to see full-page ads in the airline magazines for a matchmaking service. In fact, there was more than one...
MKs: Extend order barring citizenship through marriage for Palestinians
Lawmakers in Jerusalem on Monday gave initial approval to renewing a temporary order barring Palestinians from Judea, Samaria and Gaza from automatically receiving Israeli citizenship through marriage, amid growing calls to enact permanent legislation,...
US Birthright participants 160% more likely to marry Jews
U.S. Jews who participated in Birthright trips to Israel are more highly identified and engaged in communal life than their peers who did not, according to an analysis of the Pew Research Center’s 2020...
Israeli court sets precedent by recognizing online civil marriages
In a landmark ruling, The Lod District Court has found that the state must recognize online civil marriages, according to Israeli media reports.
In her ruling on Friday, Judge Efrat Fink wrote that a public...
Citizenship Law gets second chance as Knesset passes first reading
The Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law has a new lease on life, passing its first reading in the Knesset on Feb. 7, the start of a lengthy legislative process. The law, which essentially...
Hezbollah’s notorious Unit 133 is back in business
Earlier this month, the Israel Defense Force and Israel Police announced that they had thwarted a significant weapons-smuggling attempt from Lebanon into Israel. A total of 43 firearms worth millions of shekels were confiscated...
Israel to launch ‘happy badge’ program for weddings and large events
With Israel’s wedding season a week away and the rate of COVID-19 infection rising, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett signed off on a program on Thursday that would allow weddings and other celebrations to...
A flood of Palestinians into Israel? Citizenship law fails to pass, despite security issues
Politics makes strange bedfellows. In the predawn hours of Tuesday morning, the Likud Party celebrated alongside the anti-Zionist Joint Arab List, as the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law, meant to bolster Israel’s security...
Bnei Menashe couples from India remarry near Netanya
Eleven Bnei Menashe couples who immigrated to Israel from northeastern India were remarried in a group ceremony at Shavei Israel’s absorption center near Netanya after completing their formal conversion to Judaism by the Chief Rabbinate.
The 11...
Want to change the world? Begin in the Jewish home
Jewish tradition cites Rosh Hashanah as the day on which the world was created. The day on which the creation of the first man was completed and, in effect, humanity was created.
On Rosh Hashanah,...