The Times of Israel

Amid war, divorce rates jumped 6.5% last year, rabbinate says

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:40:55 +0000

Rabbinical courts obtained writs of divorce for 221 women in 2024 whose husbands had refused to hand them over, says authority, which holds monopoly over Jewish divorce in Israel

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Natalie Portman finalizes divorce from French choreographer husband

Sat, 09 Mar 2024 03:27:31 +0000

Source confirms Oscar-winning actress has formally divorced Benjamin Millepied, who she met on set of 'Black Swan'

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Jewish marriage rites are robust; now a rabbi is making rituals for Jews who divorce

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:16:48 +0000

Remembering what was lacking when she divorced, Deborah Newbrun adapts existing practices to help people with healing and closure

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Italian women and LGBTQ advocates raise the alarm after far-right election win

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:37:29 +0000

Activists warn that Giorgia Meloni, who ignored plea from Holocaust survivor to change party's fascism-linked symbol, will promote 'white, patriarchal and heterosexual nation'

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Fighting Austrian court and heartbreak, UK mom renews decade-long battle to see kids

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:17:44 +0000

Whirlwind romance turns nightmarish for Beth Alexander as judges in Vienna continue to bar all access to her twin 12-year-old sons; UK Chief Rabbi Mirvis gives unwavering support

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In US, kids’ COVID vaccine pokes holes in relationships of separated couples

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 06:05:54 +0000

Amid vaccine hesitancy, parents who both claim they have children's best interests at heart are heading to court in battles over inoculation

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After six years on the run, Israeli man arrested over divorce refusal

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:58:35 +0000

Ronen Vital found sitting in his car in south Tel Aviv; is still refusing to give a religious bill of divorce after 13 years, but advocates are optimistic

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Photojournalist dodges death to build herself back up after her body breaks down

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 06:04:39 +0000

In 'Ladyparts,' Deborah Copaken laughs and cries through a decade of medical scares, divorce, financial struggles and sexual harassment in an America that routinely fails women

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New York designer helps divorced dads turn bare-bones bachelor pads into homes

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 00:38:37 +0000

Stacey Herman and her niche Stripe Street Studio offer every aspect of design, organization and set-up for fathers and their children into comfy, functional spaces

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Dutch judges can sanction Jewish men who refuse to give wives religious divorce

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:47:26 +0000

Netherlands judiciary is the only one in the world outside of Israel that punishes husbands who refuse to give their wives a writ of divorce or 'get' — with fines and even jail

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TV: Oligarch, socialite heading for Israel’s most expensive divorce

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 22:10:30 +0000

Nicol Raidman alleging that Michael Cherney is not honoring terms of $25 million prenup and is reported to be asking for hundreds of millions of shekels

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Pandemic compounds challenges facing divorced and separating couples — mediator

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:18:31 +0000

Asnat Hacohen highlights issues ranging from the impact of job losses on alimony payments to worries about protecting children in the homes of ex-spouses who have new partners

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LISTEN: Wandering in the desert, activists demand ‘chained’ women be let go

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:29:04 +0000

A solidarity march with agunot -- women denied a divorce -- brings together 300 women to raise awareness of their plight. Listen to and read about their stories

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Noah Baumbach’s new film, ‘Marriage Story,’ draws on his divorce

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 15:55:44 +0000

Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver star in movie about two parents 'who are un-amicably decoupling'

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British court orders businessman to pay wife alimony until he gives her a ‘get’

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 02:32:47 +0000

Alan Moher of Manchester loses appeal against decision that ordered him to pay $1.7 million in a lump sum by completion of their civil divorce, plus additional yearly payments

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