Rabbi David Mordecai, a Reform rabbi, singing rabbi and lawyer, marries couples all over Israel. Every region raises its own questions: weather, sunset time, travel distance for guests and the type of venue. The pages below explain what to know about each area:
- Haifa and the Krayot
- The north: Galilee, Kinneret and Golan
- Zichron Yaakov, Binyamina and Caesarea
- Tel Aviv and central Israel
- Jerusalem and the Jerusalem hills
- Beer Sheva, the Negev and Eilat
How a personal ceremony is built
The rabbi meets every couple, listens to your story and builds a ceremony that fits you: a full traditional Jewish ceremony, a liberal and egalitarian one, a secular one or a mix. Preparation meetings can be in person or by video. On the wedding day the rabbi sings the blessings, and the ceremony usually lasts fifteen to twenty minutes.
Languages, days and dates
The ceremony is led in Hebrew, in English or in both, and your vows and your guests’ blessings can be in any language. The rabbi officiates on Fridays and Saturday nights, but not on Shabbat itself, and also during the Omer and Bein HaMetzarim. He also marries a kohen and a divorcee, and a kohen and a convert. Marrying outside Israel? Read about weddings abroad.
The legal status of the chuppah
The chuppah is a full Jewish ceremony, but it is not recognized by the Rabbinate or the state. Couples who want registration add a civil marriage, for example in Cyprus or through an online Utah marriage, and then register with the Population and Immigration Authority. Every step is in our guide to civil marriage in Israel.
For every question about the service, visit Reform rabbi for weddings, or get in touch at +972 54 5603603.