Matan Adelson, son of Dr. Miriam Adelson and owner of Hapoel Jerusalem basketball, married Yahav Chaliva at a multi-day celebration in Timna Park that drew roughly 200 guests from abroad.
Matan Adelson, son of Dr. Miriam Adelson and the late Sheldon Adelson, married Yahav Chaliva at Timna Park in Israel's Arava desert. The wedding capped a multi-day celebration that drew roughly 200 guests from abroad. Miriam Adelson, Israel's wealthiest citizen, stayed on the dance floor until 3:30 a.m., according to family members present.
Who Matan Adelson married and where
Matan Adelson, owner of Israeli basketball club Hapoel Jerusalem, married Yahav Chaliva in an evening ceremony at Timna Park, a nature reserve roughly 25 kilometers north of Eilat known for its red-rock canyon scenery. Event producer Tali Yaakobi handled production for the wedding, according to Israeli press coverage of the event.
Who attended the wedding celebrations
Roughly 200 guests traveled from outside Israel for the wedding weekend, which spanned Jerusalem, Herzliya, and the Arava desert before ending at Timna Park. Yasmin Lukatz, Miriam Adelson's daughter and Matan's sister, documented the celebrations on social media, including footage of her mother on the dance floor.
Lukatz, a businesswoman and a panelist on Keshet 12's Israeli version of Shark Tank, wore a design by Israeli fashion house Vivi Bellish to the wedding, styled by Liat Ashuri with jewelry from Keren Wolf.
Why the wedding extends beyond the family celebration
Dr. Miriam Adelson, an addiction-medicine physician by training, became Israel's wealthiest citizen after her husband Sheldon Adelson, founder of Las Vegas Sands, died in 2021. She has continued to run the Adelson family's business and philanthropic interests, including majority ownership of Las Vegas Sands and control of Hapoel Jerusalem, the club Matan Adelson owns. The Olam's profile of Dr. Miriam Adelson traces her path from Tel Aviv addiction specialist to steward of the largest Israeli-linked fortune.
Matan Adelson took over ownership of Hapoel Jerusalem as part of the family's broader investment in Israeli sports and civic institutions. The wedding brought together the family's business, philanthropic, and sporting circles in a single celebration.
