Bar/Batmitzvah   Kehilat Yonatan will be happy to host your Bar/Batmitzvah celebration. Our rabbi directs a study programme in preparation for this special event in the life of your family. Ceremonies generally take place on Saturday mornings or afternoons, but arrangements can also be made for your celebration to take place on a Monday or Thursday. Please make sure you book your date as early as possible to avoid disappointment 

Weddings   An increasing number of Israeli couples are turning to us when it comes to planning their weddings. The marriage ceremony conducted by us contains all of the elements of a traditional chuppah, but gives the couple the opportunity to have an egalitarian service and also make their input in terms of its content.    Those who choose a Reform rabbi for their wedding will not have to turn to the establishment rabbinate should they not wish to do so, but will have to arrange for a civil marriage abroad in order to ensure that their marriage is recognized by the State of Israel.

Conversion   Kehilat Yonatan offers a programme towards conversion to Judaism under the aegis of the Israel Council for Progressive Rabbis. This option is available to Israeli citizens and to those who have permanent or long-term resident status within Israel.

Although a conversion through the Progressive Movement is not accepted by the orthodox rabbinic authorities, it is recognized by the Ministry of the Interior for the purposes of the registration of one's national and religious status.

In case of Death    Many families seek an alternative to the services offered by the municipal chevra kaddisha when it comes to funeral arrangements. A number of kibbutzim have cemeteries in which services can be conducted that meet the needs and the personal wishes of the deceased and his/her family.

Please feel free to contact Rabbi Boyden in connection with this and arrangements for Sheloshim and annual memorial services.