Translate an Israeli Rabbinate certificate of single status to English

teudat ravakut (תעודת רווקות). Upload the original and get it back in English with the same layout: every stamp, table and number stays where it is.

Hebrew → English
Asked for in 1 use case
Public document
Issued by Chief Rabbinate

Translate your Rabbinate certificate of single status How we translate it

Sample Israeli Rabbinate certificate of single status — **Sample Rabbinate certificate of single status.** Shown for layout only; the details on it are not a real person's. Source: rabanut.org.il.

What it is

Rabbinate letter confirming a person is unmarried, used for marriage registration with the Rabbinate. For weddings abroad most registries want the Population Authority marital status certificate instead.

Key fields

What appears on the document and must come through in the translation.

Name
ID
parents' names
statement of single status
rabbi's signature
date

How we translate it

These rules go to the translation engine when you upload a Rabbinate certificate of single status, on top of the general rules for Israeli documents.

Name the issuer clearly so the foreign registry sees it is a religious authority.
Translate the status statement literally ("has never been married").
Keep the issue date; registries check it.

Common mistake: Bringing the Rabbinate letter when the foreign registry wants a Population Authority certificate.

Glossary

Terms on the document and the English we use for them.

Hebrew	English
רווק/רווקה	Single
מעולם לא נישא	Has never been married
רבנות	Rabbinate

Who asks for it

Use cases where a translated Rabbinate certificate of single status is on the list.

Getting married overseas (Cyprus, Prague, USA and more) sometimes

Apostille and validity

Public document: can be apostilled in Israel. Foreign authorities often want a certified or sworn translation of it.

Foreign registries commonly want it issued within the last 3 to 6 months.

Samedoc gives you an English copy in the original layout. You're responsible for checking it before you submit it, and a professional manual review is available at extra cost. Where an authority requires a certified or sworn translation, a qualified translator signs it; the Samedoc copy gives them a ready draft. Check the official source for your destination.

Questions

Who asks for a translated Rabbinate certificate of single status?

It is on the document list for Getting married overseas (Cyprus, Prague, USA and more).

Does a translated Rabbinate certificate of single status need an apostille?

Public document: can be apostilled in Israel. Foreign authorities often want a certified or sworn translation of it.

How recent does the Rabbinate certificate of single status need to be?

Foreign registries commonly want it issued within the last 3 to 6 months.

Will the numbers and stamps stay the same?

Yes. Samedoc keeps every number, date, ID, amount, stamp and signature exactly where it is and only replaces the text, so the English copy can be checked against the original line by line.