Divorce
‘Years of hell’: Jewish women describe the fight to obtain a religious divorce
New documentary, Get Up: Breakthroughs in the Battle for Jewish Divorce, examines the impact of religious divorce refusal, a practice recognized in many countries as a form of domestic violence.
Woman arrested in northern Israel over alleged false terror report, husband arrested over threats
A temporary move abroad can carry lasting legal consequences for Israelis - interview
Public ring proposals could constitute Jewish marriages, creating halachic issues, rabbi warns
How to prevent children from suffering during divorce
No matter their age, the offspring of divorce suffer, and their reaction to it can, and usually does, have long-term effects, mostly negative.
Courts grant woman a Get after husband loses ability to speak
He originally refused to grant her a divorce before suffering a stroke and going mute, making it nearly impossible for him to grant one in the future.
Rabbinical Court rules get refuser husband married, wife divorced
The husband will be forbidden to remarry until he gives his ex-wife another divorce (get l'chumra), while his ex-wife can remarry.
London judge jails get-refusing ex-husband
Among other abuses against his ex-wife, Alan Moher refused to grant her a Jewish divorce (get).
Aguna Day: 274 sanctions issued against get refusers in 2021
The courts arranged a divorce from 134 husbands in the former USSR, Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia, in 2021.
The get-refusal problem should have been solved more than 30 years ago - opinion
One in five women is refused a get from her ex-husband when they divorce, making it impossible for her to remarry.
Women's fates should not be held by men - opinion
When a Jewish woman wants to get divorced, she has to face a panel of three men who hold her future in their hands.
How did COVID-19 impact international couples? - analysis
How does a couple balance custody sharing with work, when whole schools are closed without warning, or children face multiple rounds of having to quarantine at home?
As ‘My Unorthodox Life’ Season 2 films, real divorce and drama hit the Haart family
Julia Haart’s memoir, “Brazen,” is also due to hit shelves in April.
Haredi get refuser to be denied housing, rabbinical court rules
The Jerusalem Rabbinical Court ruled a man who denied his wife a get since 2018 should be denied housing in an unprecedented court ruling.
