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London judge jails husband who withheld Jewish divorce from his wife

“You will be one of those chained women,” Alan Moher told his estranged wife, according to one report.

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 1, 2022 5:50 pm

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Zebulon Simantov

What we know about Zebulon Simantov, Afghanistan’s last Jew who still won’t leave the country (or divorce his wife)

Zebulon Simentov, 62, has said he would “definitely” leave before the Taliban take over. He has reportedly changed his mind.

August 18, 2021 6:17 pm

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the House of Commons in London, UK on March 3, 2021. (House of Commons)

Changes to UK bill would make it easier to punish husbands who refuse Jewish divorce

The amendments to a measure that’s likely to pass extend spousal abuse to couples living apart.

March 8, 2021 5:26 pm

A Dutch judge, Hendrik Steenhuis, presides over a hearing at Schiphol Judicial Court (JCS) complex in Badhoevedorp, the Netherlands on March 9, 2020 (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images)

In the Netherlands, judges can fine and lock up Jewish men who refuse to give their wives a religious divorce

By Cnaan Liphshiz August 19, 2020 12:32 pm

Israeli woman granted religious divorce after 14 years of trying

By Marcy Oster June 8, 2020 3:49 pm

Man refusing religious divorce for his wife says reports he changed his mind are ‘fake news’

By Marcy Oster August 22, 2019 8:15 am

Israel’s chief rabbi ordered delay of woman’s burial until her son gave his wife a Jewish divorce

By Marcy Oster August 20, 2019 3:31 pm

Jerusalem woman finally gets a Jewish divorce after her husband is fired from job and jailed

By Marcy Oster April 3, 2019 3:42 pm

Vast majority of Modern Orthodox rabbis require a prenuptial agreement for marrying couples

By Marcy Oster March 20, 2019 12:04 pm

New law allows Israeli rabbinical courts to punish Diaspora husbands who refuse religious divorce

June 26, 2018 8:31 am

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