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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 645

Gital Dodelson

The problem of 'agunot,' or chained women, is international (illustrative photo: Serge Attal/Flash 90)
February 6, 2014, 12:23 am
Gital Dodelson, public face of agunot, receives ‘get’
Ex-husband reportedly has a change of heart after public campaign to compel a religious divorce
By JTA
The problem is unique to Orthodox Judaism, and especially ultra-Orthodoxy. (photo credit: Shutterstock/JTA)
November 30, 2013, 3:45 am
For many agunot, halachic prenups won’t break their chains
The communities that need them the most, say advocates, won’t even consider signing a civil-court linked prenup
By Talia Lavin
The problem of 'agunot,' or chained women, is international (illustrative photo: Serge Attal/Flash 90)
November 21, 2013, 11:02 pm
Pushed by Dodelson case, RCA condemns ‘get’ refusal
Orthodox Rabbinical Council of America underscores importance of using halachic prenuptial agreements to prevent ‘agunot’
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Gital Dodelson (photo credit: Brigitte Stelzer)
November 15, 2013, 2:18 am
The face of agunot promises to keep fighting for all chained women
Gital Dodelson never meant to be an activist and doesn’t see herself as a feminist. She also never thought she’d be in an abusive marriage
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The problem of 'agunot,' or chained women, is international (illustrative photo: Serge Attal/Flash 90)
November 14, 2013, 10:40 am
After Artscroll, agunah advocates eye NY yeshiva
Gital Dodelson’s supporters claim victory over publishing house, turn to push ex-husband’s yeshiva to force him to grant divorce
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
A photo of five volume The Sapirstein Edition Rashi Artscroll Chumash. (photo credit: public domain via Wikimedia Commons)
November 13, 2013, 9:53 am
Relatives of man in divorce scandal resign from Artscroll
Father and uncle of Avrohom Weiss take parting shots at Dodelson family in resignation letter
By JTA and ToI Staff
The problem of 'agunot,' or chained women, is international (illustrative photo: Serge Attal/Flash 90)
November 8, 2013, 7:14 am
New technology may be key to set ‘chained women’ free
The ‘social agitator’ behind the recent headlines made by agunah Gital Dodelson says it’s a mitzva to use social media to subvert abuse
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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