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Woman’s appointment to an Israeli rabbinic court is seen as a breakthrough

The position held for the first time by a woman involves close contact with the Orthodox-run system's decision-making processes.

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

A leading European rabbi called the legislation "a huge step" to pressure recalcitrant husbands.

New Israeli bill seeks punishment for Jewish foreigners with ‘chained’ wives

The legislation would expose in Israel any Jew found guilty of unjustly refusing to grant his wife a divorce.

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Messianic Israeli couple cannot marry in Jewish ceremony, rabbinical court rules

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Israel’s Supreme Court stops top rabbinical court from overturning religious divorce

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Israel’s Chief Rabbinate promises standards for conversion rabbis and to count Ivanka Trump as Jewish

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Woman tapped as director of West Bank rabbinical court

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How Israeli women are gaining in the fight for Jewish divorce

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Haredi father who blocked son’s Jewish divorce must serve prison sentence in Israel

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Rabbinical court in Israel denounces rabbi for sexual misconduct

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