Rabbinic court bars divorce-refuser from renting housing Jerusalem Rabbinic Court imposes housing sanctions on recalcitrant husband, barring him from renting – including at his current residence. ByIsrael National News | 31.01.2 In a rare, possibly precedential act against the troubling phenomenon of men refusing to release their wives from unwanted marriages, the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court …
The Theocracy in Democracy Project: An Uneasy Union by Eeta Prince-Gibson – 2/11/2014 When it comes to marriage & divorce, Israel is a theocracy under the control of its Orthodox Rabbinate. What can be done? To all appearances, the Lavies are a normal, middle-class, non-religious family, struggling with the high cost of Israeli living and the day-to-day …