religious divorce

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

He had refused to grant the “get” unless she waived her right to their joint property.

By Marcy Oster April 3, 2019 3:42 pm

Haredi man whose son is withholding Jewish divorce avoids jail

The father, who has been called the driving force behind his son’s refusal for 14 years to grant his disabled wife a "get," still is not permitted to leave Israel.

January 17, 2017 4:12 pm

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

The Supreme Rabbinical Court was scheduled to hear the appeal of a ruling that granted a "get" to a woman whose husband has been in a coma since 2007.

January 12, 2017 3:01 pm