Man Who Spent 17 Years in Jail for Refusing to Grant Wife Divorce to Be Released
Gorodetzky’s wife recently went to a private rabbinic court that annulled the marriage and asked the Rabbinical Court to close the case against her husband
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U.S. Conservative Rabbis Now Allowed to Attend Intermarriages
The ban on attending an intermarriage, which was instituted in 1972, was not enforced, although many rabbis said they heeded it
Rabbinical Court Deems Israeli Woman No Longer Jewish After Admitting She Was a Sex Worker
Haifa Rabbinical Court also fines woman for forging documents
In First, Israel Punishes Woman for Refusing to Grant Husband a Divorce
Education Ministry suspends Haifa teacher following rabbinical court ruling ■ Woman may face fines and incarceration after denying her spouse a divorce for eight years
Danish Parliament Committee Approves Draft Resolution to Ban Circumcision
The Socialist People’s Party and the far-left Red-Green Alliance are the only parties in favor of a ban, according to Danmarks Radio. Between them, they have 21 seats out of the parliament’s 179
In Unprecedented Move, Israel Indicts Husband for Refusing to Grant Wife Jewish Divorce
The man, who is now 61, has been in jail since 2000 for failing to grant his wife a 'get,' the bill of divorce required by Jewish religious law to finalize a divorce
Hundreds of Jewish Divorces in Israel Delayed Despite Rabbinical Judges Granting Them
More than 2,000 divorce cases before rabbinical courts were closed before the court ruled on them, Haaretz has learned: 'The court made it very difficult for me, tripping me up with every request'
In Exceptional Ruling, Rabbinical Court Fines Recalcitrant Husband's Father
'It appears that his actions stem from vengeance and from a hardened heart, drunk with power and pride. Let us be clear: The defendant is the real master of chains for this woman,' the judges wrote
What the Radicalization of Israel's ultra-Orthodox Community Looks Like From the Inside
In the ultra-Orthodox world, where women are still forced to sit in the back of the bus, the fight for female representation is dangerous. One activist explains her motivation
AG Warns: Without Reform, Chief Rabbinate Could Lose Kashrut Monopoly
Attorney general’s letter follows expiry of High Court ultimatum to change kashrut inspectors’ terms of employment due to possible conflict of interests