Vast majority of Modern Orthodox rabbis require a prenuptial agreement for marrying couples The prenup ensures that in the event of a divorce, neither side can use the religious divorce, or get, as a bargaining chip.
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.
The only safe place for battered Orthodox Jewish women in Israel How Bat Melech, Israel’s only network of domestic violence shelters for observant Jewish women, was created — and why it’s important.