Israeli Singer Omer Adam Marries Sasha Israilovitch in Lavish Segregated Wedding in Italy
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Israeli singer Omer Adam and Sasha Israilovitch are holding a lavish, gender-segregated wedding at a historic monastery in Portofino, Italy, with 150 guests and a performance by Andrea Bocelli. The event follows a small civil ceremony and includes a charity donation request instead of gifts.
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- Omer Adam and Sasha Israilovitch wed in a 14th-century monastery in Portofino, Italy, with 150 guests.
- The Orthodox ceremony featured gender-segregated seating, required by Hasidic singer Motti Steinmetz.
- Italian opera star Andrea Bocelli is expected to perform at the wedding celebration.
- Venue rental and event costs are estimated to exceed 110,000 euros, including flights and accommodation.
- The couple held a small civil ceremony prior to the main event and shared romantic photos online.
- Guests were asked to donate to children's cancer charities and the Weizmann Institute instead of giving gifts.
Israeli pop star Omer Adam, 32, and Sasha Israilovitch, 24, are celebrating their extravagant wedding in Portofino, Italy, with a ceremony and party attended by 150 guests. The wedding ceremony, held on Wednesday evening, took place at the 14th-century Abbazia della Cervara monastery, converted into an event venue. The ceremony featured gender-segregated seating in accordance with Orthodox Jewish tradition, a condition insisted upon by the popular Hasidic singer Motti Steinmetz, who officiated the couple's chuppah. The ceremony was jointly led by Chabad emissaries Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Hazan from Milan and Rabbi Mendy Gurevich from Mismer HaSheva.
The guest list included close family and friends such as Eden Pins, Osher Cohen, the "Ma Kashur" trio (Shalom Michaelshvili, Zion Baruch, Assi Israeloff), Aviv Geffen, and footballers Eran and Shai Zahavi. Notably, Italian opera star Andrea Bocelli is reported to perform, adding to the event's high-profile nature. The wedding venue rental alone is estimated at around 30,000 euros per night, with total costs including catering, music, flights, and accommodation potentially exceeding 110,000 euros.
Prior to the main event, the couple held a small civil ceremony with only family present, sharing romantic photos on social media where Sasha changed her Instagram surname to "Adam." The celebrations began with a large welcome party featuring Omer Adam's music. Despite the lavish spending, the couple requested guests forgo gifts and instead donate to charities supporting children with cancer and the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Omer Adam and Sasha Israilovitch's engagement earlier this year surprised many, as Adam had ended a high-profile three-year relationship with model Yael Shelbia about a year prior. The wedding reflects both the couple's personal religious observance and their desire for a grand, exclusive celebration abroad.
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