The stars shine among the darkness: One aguna’s struggle for freedom Gilat Matuf 24/02/2021 When I was a child, I remember being afraid to even raise my hand in class because I was afraid that the answer might not be
“The Miracle of Mazal Dadon” by Pnina Omer – 10/6/2018 Mazal Dadon received her freedom recently from her recalcitrant husband, Yaron Atias, who for many years had refused to grant her a“get,” or Jewish writ of divorce. The entire country celebrated
“There is no Comparison” by Pnina Omer Jerusalem Post Op-Ed – 12/7/2017 Earlier this week, Kan – the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation – aired a segment called “Trapped Men,” which exposed the issue of men being denied a get (a religious
“From the Heights of Women’s Day to the Depths of Aguna Day” by Pnina Omer Jerusalem Post Op-Ed – 9/3/2017 This week was marked by the powerful convergence of two important days: International Women’s Day, which is observed each year on
“Film as a Mirror of Reality” by Osnat Sharon 2/3/2015 Sometimes film is a mirror of reality. Sometimes the reality reflected is very difficult – certainly when it concerns painful subjects such as the problem of agunot and mesuravot get. That was apparently
Plight of Jewish ‘chained women’ trapped in broken marriage By Erica Chernofsky BBC News, Jerusalem Shoshana is lonely. She has been raising her three children alone for almost 15 years. She is a not a widow, she is not divorced,
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