The Ministry of Religious Services has announced the launch of its digital religious council, permitting persons to register for marriage online. One may also receive SMS text messages or emails from a religious council, scan and send a marriage certificate as well as address other related matters online. A check of the new digital registration indicates not all of the nation’s religious councils are hooked into the system at present.

Minister of Religious Services David Azoulai praised the new service, which he explains is the result of a considerable investment of resources, pleased that many religious councils are already hooked into the digital system. He adds religious councils are modernizing and for the most part, have incorporated technological advances towards better serving Israelis. He explains that computerizing the nation’s 132 religious councils cost the ministry NIS 50 million, including the purchase of equipment, software and more.

One may access the digital religious council registration here.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)