Agunot
Woman receives Jewish divorce after three-year struggle following financial pressure on husband
The couple had lived in Florida for over a decade, before separating in 2023. The husband refused to grant the woman, L., a get, demanding increasing financial compensation for it.
The 'unspoken agunot': The wives of men whose deaths by Hamas were never confirmed - opinion
The IDF preventing wartime ‘agunot’ - opinion
Israel's 'chained wives' are hidden victims of war - opinion
It is time for Matan Kahana to address the issue of agunot - opinion
Historians will look back on this period of our history and be perplexed. How did the State of Israel, founded on the dream of freedom, end up being the engine of women’s imprisonment?
New British legislation considers Get refusal as domestic abuse
A new act in the UK targeting Jewish husbands who refuse to provide religious divorces to their wives is expected to lower the number of Jewish women held in a state of religious marriage limbo.
Fighting ‘get’ refusal is a vital task we must all confront
In fact, the institution of a get was biblically initiated as part of a series of laws to preclude spousal abuse – the first laws of this nature in human history.
Insta-shaming is not enough, we need a solution for Agunot - opinion
Instagram is not novel, the medium is new, but the message is the same.
Mavoi Satum - Helping women in chains to eradicate divorce denial
The organization, founded in 1995, is at the forefront of the struggle in Israel to help free 'agunot,' or chained women.
Jerusalem judges travel to hospital to arrange divorce for blind couple
The complexity of the situation was due to the hatband having had a severe stroke six years earlier.
The arbitrary, dangerous practices of Israel's rabbinical courts - opinion
Women need a safe and clear exit strategy from a broken marriage; whether abusive or not.
Shira Isakov and the need for ‘aguna’ reform - opinion
The plight of the aguna cannot be ignored and we are failing our women – all of society, indeed we are failing God – if we simply throw up our hands and let this situation be allowed to continue.
Helping break the chains of agunot whose husbands refuse divorce - opinion
Increased public awareness and new perspectives in Jewish law bring hope to agunot
Woman granted Jewish divorce after husband sanctioned by European courts
The get was given just days after sanctions were imposed, ending a three-year battle.