wedding

Groom faints during wedding - and is evacuated

Groom faints during wedding, returns after visit to emergency room.

Bride: 'Immigrating to Israel led me to my partner for life'

First lone soldier wedding hosted at Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah Campus in Jerusalem.

Watch: Bride and groom welcomed by gunfire in Arab town

How does an Arab couple celebrate a traditional wedding in a PA town?

Stacey Solomon Joe Swash marry in Jewish ceremony

Friend of the couple says "it was important for Stacey to uphold her strong Jewish values" at her wedding.

Rabbis speak out against LGBT weddings at Psagot winery

Rabbis of Binyamin Region towns protest LGBT weddings taking place at Psagot Winery. 'Spiritual assimilation.'

Soldier convicted of killing terrorist marries

Elor Azariya, convicted after he killed a terrorist, marries in wedding attended by activists and MKs.

Son of Meron disaster victim weds, singers celebrate

Hundreds attend as son of Meron disaster victim Rabbi Chanoch Slod weds.

Lapid's request to attend Gafni wedding politely refused

PM congratulates UTJ chairman Moshe Gafni on his granddaughter's wedding after being refused permission to attend.

Hadar Goldin's twin brother celebrates wedding

Tzur Goldin, brother of fallen IDF soldier Hadar Goldin, marries in an unusually joyous wedding - and says a few words about his brother.

Mazal Tov! Ahmad ben Sarah gets married

Jewish son of Arab father was almost lost to the Jewish People until Lehava stepped in.

Groom arrested on suspicion of giving gun to wedding guests

Police arrest Arab groom at Ben Gurion Airport, on suspicion that he provided a gun to his wedding guests.

Groom who fell at wedding regains consciousness and functioning

Itai Hamani, who fell off a table at his wedding, seriously injuring his head, has regained full functioning, report says.

Groom who held Nazi wedding:

'Hitler rescued his country from famine'

Mexican couple hosted a Nazi-themed wedding — their second ceremony on Hitler’s anniversary.

After More Than A Month:

Groom seriously injured during wedding regains consciousness

Itai Haim Hamani suffered serious head injury after falling off of a table while dancing at his own wedding.

Bahrain bride and groom get surprise from PM Bennett

Not every day does the Israeli PM send a card and gift to the wedding of a young couple in Bahrain.

Firefighters save 2 weddings after Jerusalem blaze

After fire at Talpiot hall, firefighters remove water to allow weddings to proceed as planned.

Ukraine refugees celebrate double wedding in Moldova

In Moldova, members of United Hatzalah's humanitarian relief delegation help refugees celebrate their weddings.

Staff still fighting to save severely injured groom

'Groom's condition may be showing signs of stabilizing, staff is still fighting to save his life,' top doctor at Sheba Medical Center says.

Groom seriously injured as wedding in central Israel goes awry

Wedding Disaster: Groom seriously injured after falling from table during celebrations in Modi'in.

Bnei Brak wedding explosion caused by firecrackers

Police believe fireworks were hidden inside confetti sprayer. Seven were injured.

Green Pass to expire at midnight for most venues

Only weddings, clubs, & parties to remain restricted as government admits failure of vaccination to prevent spread of Omicron COVID variant.

New song in honor of daughter's wedding

Resident of Efrat and music composer Moshe Kesselman comes out with an original wedding song in honor of his daughter's wedding.

Yeshiva students in Yerucham organize a wedding - for free

Yisrael and Chen requested financial help ahead of their wedding. Yeshiva students in Yerucham made the wedding for them.

Couples getting married are paying the price of the pandemic

Jewish weddings are back — and so are rising prices, staff shortages and lots of uncertainty.

Hasidic sect bans single young men from weddings

Vizhnitz Rebbe bans single young men from sect, followers plan special group to enliven weddings.

Married in the hospital

A young groom was hospitalized for a neurological incident on his wedding day but still insisted on seeing through his marriage.

Miri Regev's secret wedding

Likud MK absent from vote on state budget to attend son's wedding, which no MKs or ministers were invited to.

A majority of Israelis personally favor halakhic weddings

63% want government to recognize all forms of marriage, but only 39% would choose it for themselves.

What level guest are you?

An American couple's plan to cover wedding costs at their guests' expense has drawn the ire of the internet.

“Untraditional party crashers”: Saving a life at a wedding

After groom's grandfather collapses during wedding Modi'in Illit, EMT 'crashes' the party to save the man's life.

Supreme Court rejects appeal by Gur hasidim

'We cannot ignore the recent disasters,' Supreme Court writes in response to appeal to allow wedding with thousands of participants.

Supreme Court: Respond to Gur groom's appeal

Supreme Court orders Jerusalem municipality, police, to respond to appeal by hasidic groom on why wedding cannot be held.

'We want to get married, but all resources go to my sick father'

He lost his mother and works to support his sick father. Now he wants to get married.

The Vizhnitz initiative to lower wedding costs

New agreement with Bnei Brak hall caps amount of money members of hasidic group will spend on weddings.

Dozens infected with coronavirus at Bedouin wedding

At least sixty-five infected with coronavirus after attending Bedouin wedding in southern Israel, over 100 still waiting for test results.

They went to a wedding - and their cars were broken into

Dozens of vehicles broken into while owners attend wedding.

'Unvaccinated rabbis won't be conducting weddings'

'The last thing we would want is that weddings should serve to help spread the virus,' Tzohar chair Rabbi David Stav says.

Police officers injured while dispersing mass wedding in Samaria

About 100 people celebrate at wedding near Itamar, none of whom are residents of the community. Three policemen while dispersing the crowd.

11 Bnei Menashe couples marry soon after making Aliyah

Couples marry in group ceremony at Shavei Israel center in Nordia weeks after making Aliyah from India.

Report: Haredim regularly holding illegal weddings in London

Haredi Jews in London hold illegal weddings regularly, Jewish newspaper reveals.

Thousands attend secret Hasidic wedding in Brooklyn

Son of Bobov Rebbe holds massive wedding ceremony in Brooklyn in secret, flouting coronavirus limits, drawing guests from Europe and Israel.

Watch: Mass wedding in Bnei Brak in violation of guidelines

Police disperse mass wedding in Bnei Brak in which hundreds of Hassidim ignored the lockdown orders.

Bride-to-be invites mother who passed from Covid to the wedding

"I don’t have a shekel to pay for any of my wedding needs."

The Daily Portion

Message from a corona bride

How brave these young corona brides are - putting off their dream weddings without wallowing in self pity. Here is one story.

'Since the wedding, father's condition started to improve'

COVID-19-ill father whose son's wedding took place under window of room where he was hospitalized in very serious condition, released home.

3 die after dozens infected with COVID-19 at wedding

Former Shin Bet deputy director among those who died after attending wedding where coronavirus was spread.

A tale of two weddings

Young people willing to undertake to build homes that will be loyal to tradition and Jewish values, is itself most joyful, Zoom and all.

Weddings move to Palestinian Authority

Head of fight against coronavirus in Arab sector says public should postpone weddings until next year.

Police disperse weddings in Kfar Chabad, other moshavim in south

150 people attend wedding in Moshav Matzliach, 250 in Carmei Yosef, and dozens in two Kfar Chabad weddings.

NY issues halt order on planned 10,000 person Brooklyn wedding

Cuomo: 'We received a suggestion that that was happening. We did an investigation and found that it was likely true.'

Bride's sister:

'I'm in severe trauma; could have ended in more dignified way'

Bride's sister: 'I'm no longer religious, but this is first time I've seen what hatred of haredim is; injustice being done to entire family'

'One of the cops gave me a punch and knocked me to the floor'

Yitzhak Polak, bride's brother who was filmed bleeding in violent dispersal of last night's wedding in Givat Zeev, tells his point of view.

Bride's brother: Police beat my brother, hit my father

Brother of bride at wedding which police broke up says family was obeying health guidelines, describes police violence.

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Violence, arrest at dispersal of Givat Ze'ev wedding

Wedding violating corona restrictions held at home in town north of J'lem. Police arrive and violent clashes ensue, ending in arrest.

Minister attends wedding in violation of guidelines

Minister of Religious Services Yaakov Avitan attends wedding attended by more than 60 people, when rules state that only 20 can attend.

Weddings with up to 20 people will be permitted

Following campaign led by MK Ayelet Shaked, the 1,000-meter limit on participation in wedding will be removed.

Chief Rabbi: Allow marriages under health guidelines

Rabbi David Lau writes to PM, Health Minister on behalf of couples who cannot get married under current lockdown.

Is it illegal to get married in Israel during the lockdown?

Senior Religious Affairs Ministry official tells marriage registrar lockdown rules bar even scaled-down weddings.

Orphan getting married TONIGHT, has nothing for her wedding day

Compassionate brothers and sisters, please allow this widow to get married and help her in her hour of need.

Bride dies after collapsing at her wedding

33-year-old doctor dies weeks after suffering apparent heart attack at her own wedding.