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Israel's Rabbis Keep Lock On Jewish Marriage

Growing numbers of Israelis demand the institutionalization of civil marriage in Israel, but even with a secular coalition in power this change is not in the offing.

Daniel Ben Simon
Daniel Ben Simon
Oct 11, 2013
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish bride Hannah Batya Penet dances with her relative during a wedding ceremony in Jerusalem, early morning May 22, 2013. Some 25,000 people gathered to celebrate the wedding of Penet to Shalom Rokeach, the eldest grandson of the Chief Rabbi of Belz, Yissachar Dov Rokeach, according to local media. The Belz Hasidic dynasty is one of the largest Hasidic movements in the world. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (JERUSALEM - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTXZWCC
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish bride Hannah Batya Penet dances with her relative during a wedding ceremony in Jerusalem, May 22, 2013. — REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

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