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| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: February 7, 2007 |
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Ten percent of married couples in Israel are not of the same faith, a new study conducted for New Family, an organization dedicated to advancing family rights, reveals.
Since there is no organized marriage registration outside the Rabbinate and the Rabbinate does not consent to intermarriages, it is difficult to estimate the number of mixed couples in Israel.
The data was gathered from the number of divorces filed, offering an estimate of the number of married couples. The study showed that the number of divorces filed for this population is on the increase, currently 17 percent of all divorces in Israel.
According to New Family, 58 percent of Israeli families have both a father and a mother who are Jewish. Twelve percent are not Jewish, 10 percent are interfaith marriages and the rest are single-parent families, unwed couples, couples who married in a civil service, foreign workers and same-sex couples.
Fifty-seven percent of intermarried couples in Israel said that they follow the Jewish tradition compared to only 33 percent of like couples in the US. In addition, the survey found that 60 percent of Israelis oppose intermarriage. Seventeen percent said that they are not against such marriages in general but would object to one of their children marrying out.
Ynetnews contributed to this article. |
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