Haredi father who blocked son’s Jewish divorce must serve prison sentence in Israel In a precedent ruling, Israel's highest religious tribunal slapped a 30-day prison term on a man who has prevented his son from giving his disabled wife a "get."
Rabbinical court sentences Israeli man to 5 years in jail for refusing wife a divorce Prior to the extraordinary punishment, the court froze the man’s bank accounts and confiscated his passport to pressure him into releasing his wife.
Poll: 75% of Israelis want divorce out of rabbinate’s hands Among women respondents to the poll of 500 adult Jews, support for ending rabbinical courts' role was 79 percent.