The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jewish-divorce/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 20 Sep 2026 01:04:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Jewish divorce | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jewish-divorce/ 32 32 Haifa court rules divorce refusal is a crime, sentences husband to 18 months in prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/haifa-court-rules-divorce-refusal-is-a-crime-sentences-husband-to-18-months-in-prison/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:52:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3398069 Man is 2nd to be sentenced to prison for refusing to give his wife a 'get,' after trapping her in marriage since 2004; rabbinic courts in US, Israel have issued rulings against him

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]]> New York woman at center of Orthodox ‘sex strike’ receives her divorce https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-york-woman-at-center-of-orthodox-sex-strike-receives-her-divorce/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 21:47:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3374140 Malky Berkowitz, who married her husband after a 15-minute in-person meeting, alleged he physically assaulted her and was sexually inappropriate with their three-year-old daughter

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]]> Jewish marriage rites are robust; now a rabbi is making rituals for Jews who divorce https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-marriage-rites-are-robust-now-a-rabbi-is-making-rituals-for-jews-who-divorce/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:16:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2875487 Remembering what was lacking when she divorced, Deborah Newbrun adapts existing practices to help people with healing and closure

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]]> In precedent, rabbis send woman to jail for refusing divorce from her husband https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-precedent-rabbis-send-woman-to-jail-for-refusing-divorce-from-her-husband/ Sun, 11 Sep 2022 13:35:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2834220 Until now, incarcerations have only been used on recalcitrant husbands, but a rabbinic court ruled that this sanction was the only way to get the wife to accept the 'get'

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]]> In precedent, rabbinic court says divorce refuser’s family can’t be buried in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-precedent-rabbinic-court-says-divorce-refusers-family-cant-be-buried-in-israel/ Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:02:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2830647 Group backing woman who's been 'chained' for nearly 20 years hails move as a gesture showing Israel stands with her, but others see it as failing to address root issue

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]]> In rare ruling, rabbis uphold woman’s divorce, but deem her ex still married https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-rare-ruling-rabbinic-court-grants-woman-divorce-but-deems-her-ex-still-married/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 03:33:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2739364 After a 'chained' woman's ex-husband claims he deliberately botched divorce ritual, rabbinic court say she's still single, but he must issue another 'get' if he wants to remarry

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]]> In first, Britain jails businessman for refusing to grant his wife a Jewish divorce https://www.timesofisrael.com/manchester-businessman-imprisoned-for-refusing-to-grant-wife-jewish-divorce/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 19:00:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2737870 'You sought to manipulate and control her all in the knowledge that it would substantially impact her mental health,' judge tells Alan Moher, who will serve 18 months in prison

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]]> Ties that chafe: Israel’s stagnant marital system leaves thousands trapped https://www.timesofisrael.com/ties-that-chafe-israels-stagnant-marital-system-leaves-thousands-trapped/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 04:17:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2701971 On International Women's Day, activists and observers lament the tight rabbinate control over marriage and divorce in Israel, with few changes in the system expected anytime soon

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]]> Last Jew to leave Afghanistan divorces wife after refusing for over 20 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/last-jew-to-leave-afghanistan-divorces-wife-after-refusing-for-over-20-years/ Sun, 26 Sep 2021 15:54:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2622082 Zebulon Simantov, 62, grants a 'get' in a Zoom conversation with Sydney- and Istanbul-based rabbis, businessman who organized his rescue

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]]> TV adaptation of ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ novel to stream on Hulu https://www.timesofisrael.com/tv-adaptation-of-fleishman-is-in-trouble-novel-to-stream-on-hulu/ Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:40:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2504887 FX TV to produce series based on Taffy Brodesser-Akner's novel about a New York Jewish couple's divorce struggles

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]]> UK bill to make it easier to punish husbands who refuse Jewish divorce https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-bill-to-make-it-easier-to-punish-husbands-who-refuse-jewish-divorce/ Tue, 09 Mar 2021 02:18:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2502455 Changes to domestic violence legislation will include provisions to sentence recalcitrant spouses to up to five years in jail for 'coercive' behavior

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]]> Dutch judges can sanction Jewish men who refuse to give wives religious divorce https://www.timesofisrael.com/dutch-judges-can-sanction-jewish-men-who-refuse-to-give-wives-religious-divorce/ Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:47:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2372184 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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]]> Infamous divorce refuser who fled Israel returns after 4 years, is arrested https://www.timesofisrael.com/infamous-divorce-refuser-who-fled-israel-returns-after-4-years-is-arrested/ Wed, 05 Feb 2020 12:33:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2235031 Case of Oded Guez has set precedents, with state rabbinate publicizing his name to pressure him; after his 2016 escape under false identity, marriage was annulled in rare step

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]]> Longest-jailed Israeli divorce-refuser freed after 19 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/longest-jailed-israeli-divorce-refuser-freed-after-19-years/ Wed, 02 Oct 2019 14:40:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2158732&preview=true&preview_id=2158732 Meir Gorodetsky became first man to face criminal charges over recalcitrance, is released after completing criminal sentence

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]]> Man divorces wife after 6-year refusal as Israel confiscates his passport https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-divorces-wife-after-6-year-refusal-as-israel-confiscates-his-passport/ Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:29:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2137436 Rare consular sanctions imposed against Israeli in southeast Asia who denied his spouse a 'get'

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