Jonathan Pollard married Rebecca Abrams Donin, a resident of Jerusalem, this evening in Jerusalem.
His wife, Esther, died at the end of January this year after a battle with cancer.
Abrahams-Donin, she is a mother of 7 children from Jerusalem, and her husband died a few years ago.
The two got engaged about two months ago.
The wedding took place in the "Hichal Ya'akov" synagogue in the Kiryat Moshe neighborhood in Jerusalem, in the seminary of Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu zt'l.
The wedding took place in the presence of the limited family and close friends.
Pollard: "It is very exciting to get married here in Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the Jewish people, I am very excited and thank all the people of Israel who rejoiced with us."
Rabbi Shlomo Amar Shalita said at the opening of the khuvah: "Although I make many khuvahs, I don't remember a time when I was as excited as I was in this situation.
All of us, the people of Israel, owe dear Jonathan so much and maybe one day we will know the extent of his dedication that did not last a single moment but decades of severe torment in prison from which you not only did not fall, but you came out an even better and uplifted person because you worked and toiled for it.
I bless the dear bride and you that your home will be full of love, full of joy."
Pollard's wedding with Rebecca, photo: Ariel Kahana
Pollard married his partner Rivka this evening, photo: Ariel Kahana
Jonathan and Rebekah's engagement announcement reads: "What shall I answer to God, all His reward is upon me?"
In praise and thanks to the Almighty, we are excited to announce our engagement. We are full of gratitude to you, our friends and family members and our dear children for the love and hugs and first and foremost to Esther A.H. who in her infinite love even recognized us and allowed this miracle to happen.
Her memory will not be fulfilled by us forever.
The wedding will take place in Gaza in about two months, in three legs. Yonathan Pollard and Rebecca Abrahams-Donin.'
Jonathan and Esther Pollard, photo: Eric Sultan
At the funeral of his wife Esther, who stood by his side throughout his years in the American prison, Pollard eulogized: "I have not seen anyone as brave as her. She fought hard to live. There was a nurse there who out of kindness let me be with my wife for her last three days. In the end I was given the option of giving her Fight, I told the doctors she fought for me for 30 years, I will not give up on her, I will give her a chance to fight. She fought hard for about an hour and then they called me back quickly, she heard me, I told her, when you get to the gates of heaven hug my parents and yours and wait for me because with God's help We will be together again. Love you forever."
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