Five Years In Prison For Divorce-Refusing Husband
The Supreme Rabbinical Court recently sentenced a haredi man to five years in prison for refusing to give his wife a Gett (divorce document required for divorce by Jewish law).
In Israel, Jewish Divorce Is Only Granted By Husband’s Permission
In Israel, religious law governs family matters. For a Jewish divorce, an Orthodox rabbi oversees a ritual that begins with the husband placing a folded decree into the wife’s cupped hands. But that paper can be hard to get, because the husband can refuse to grant the divorce. A new Israeli film playing in the…