Dear bride/groom, this is the initial stage in which you already physically feel the marriage process and is the 'marriage registration'! (Written in the masculine form for convenience only).
This process is a procedure according to the law in which you will be asked to prove your Jewishness and personal situation, that is, for a single person – proof of singleness. And for a divorcee, a widower – proof that you are free from a marriage relationship in the current situation.
When you come to register for the purpose of obtaining a bachelor's certificate, available in our marriage department, you will be required to come equipped with a number of things that are required by law. And so let's go ahead and say that not every person is supposed to come with the same things that the other deserves, but each person and the specific requirements that concern him.
Therefore, we have divided and arranged the registration process (procedure) required for obtaining a bachelor/vacant certificate according to the general population and we hope that this will indeed be for your benefit and help. Of course, in any case of misunderstanding or uncertainty and any questions you will not be able to contact us and we will be happy to answer. In case of lack of a human response please leave a voice message or in the 'Contact Us' on the home page with a full detail of the matter for which you called and full name and phone number / cell phone number for return and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
A resident of Ashdod is a person who, in registration with the Ministry of the Interior, has been a resident of the city for at least six months. A person who is not a resident of the city for at least six months must obtain a certificate of singleness from the city in which he lived prior to his residence in Ashdod.
Vacant bachelor certificate for a resident of Ashdod (singles / divorced / widowed / converts)
- ID card + appendix (not photocopy).
- 2 passport photos.
- Ketubah / marriage certificate / divorce certificate (daughter. divorce, it is mandatory to attach the appendix called "Act of the Court" which is usually attached to the divorce certificate) of the parents of the applicant for the certificate.
- 2 male witnesses who are not a brother or father of the couple, each of the spouses or two who know both spouses has a good acquaintance, for testimony about singleness / inquiries. Witnesses must arrive with an ID card/ driver's license.
For divorcees / widowers / converts:
- The person requesting the divorced certificate must bring an original divorce certificate and the appendix called "Act of the Court" attached to the certificate.
- The applicant for the widowed certificate must bring an original death certificate from the Ministry of the Interior.
- The applicant for the certificate has undergone a conversion, he/she must make an appointment with Rabbi Eliyahu Suissa Bettel: _____ even before the file is opened.
A certificate of singleness for a resident of Ashdod who is an immigrant from the Soviet Union from 1989 onwards
- It is mandatory to go to the marriage department before opening the file in order to take forms for the rabbinical court for the purpose of issuing a certificate of Judaism.
- If the sibling of the immigrant from the USSR has already issued a certificate of Judaism, the immigrant must bring this certificate and arrive with the mother + birth certificates of the mother and his/her at the time of opening the bachelorette file and only in the morning to Rabbi Haim Kalmanovich, Shlita, on the days listed below.
- If the parents of an immigrant from the USSR have a ketubah, it is possible to arrive before opening the marriage file for examination of the ketubah with Rabbi Kalmanovich on the days of his public reception, in order to save the issuance of a certificate of Judaism from the court.
- ID card + appendix (not photocopy).
- 2 male witnesses who are not the brother or father of the applicant, who know the applicant well, for testimony about singleness. Witnesses must arrive with an ID card/driver's license.
- 2 passport photos.
- The case will be handled solely by Rabbi Chaim Kalmanovich, Shlita.
- The days and hours of reception at Rabbi Chaim Kalmanovich, Shlita, are:
- Sunday and Wednesday from 10:00 to 11:00.
- Monday: 09:00 – 11:00.
- Wednesday in the morning landscape also from 16:00 to 17:30.
Certificate of singleness for those who are of Ethiopian origin
- The case will be handled solely by Rabbi Michael Mehart, Shlita.
- Rabbi Michael Mehrt receives on Mondays from 09:00 to 12:00.
- It is mandatory to coordinate telephone numbers prior to arrival at Rabbi Michael by phone: 050/7865044.
- ID + appendix (original).
- 2 passport photos.
- Two male witnesses from the Ethiopian community who are not the brother or father of the applicant, who know the applicant well, for testimony about being single. Witnesses must arrive with an ID card/driver's license.
- The applicant must come with the father.