You're Jewish, Prove It. July 6 2010
What should have been the happiest time of Sagit's
life turned into a nightmare. According to their documents, her mother
and grandmother are Jewish and her parents were married by a Chabad
rabbi, but even so, shes being asked to convert in order to marry. The
new regulations provide that this can happen to you too. Read MoreDayanim Sitting on the Fence. June 24 2010On one hand, wife describes serious emotional
abuse and social worker testifies that its hell. On the other hand,
husband asserts his wife's family is inciting her against him. They are
already separated for two years and what does the rabbinic court say?
That the parties should reach a reasonable agreement by themselves. Read MoreFind the Husband. June 13 2010Miriam discovered that her husband was carrying on
an affair with another woman and asked to divorce him. The husband is
willing to give her a get but only if she withdraws the other lawsuits
she filed against him concerning related matters, and in the meantime
go look for him abroad. The wife's life has come to a standstill. Read More
Non-Jewish Until Proven Otherwise. May 31 2010According to new regulations issued by Chief
Rabbinate, even if you weren't about to register for marriage, and hadnt
appealed to rabbinic court it can summon you and initiate a hearing
that will inquire into your Jewishness. Rivkah Lubitch thinks this is
harassment, and not only of new immigrants. Read MoreCivil Disobedience. May 24 2010Yael and Yoav are observant Jews, yet they decided
not to formalize their relationship through the Chief Rabbinate. What
does halacha say? And what pushed them to do this? Read More
| Yes, Women Too Received the Torah at Sinai. May 10 2010
In recent generations women have been taking greater role in religious life, ascribing Sinai to themselves, Rivkah Lubitch says. Read More
No Secrets. May 6 2010The State, the Halacha and the public all expect the mother to build a whole world of lies around her child in order to save him from the stigma of mamzerut. And what about the child's best interests? Read MoreMy Personal Exodus. May 4 2010'I planned my escape from the house a week before I served my husband with divorce papers. I booked a hotel in Jerusalem and I felt that any minute I was going to faint.' Rivkah Lubitch tells the story of how Sharon managed to leave Egypt, but did not reach the Promised Land. Read MoreJudges, Take Charge. April 30 2010Haredim twisting states arm, with rabbinic courts invalidating conversions after 15 years. Read MoreInglorious Mamzerim. April 13 2010'So long as the rabbinic court keeps a black list of mamzerim and its the only institution officially allowed to marry Jews in the State of Israel, we are all partners in the crime of hurting people who have committed no crime.' Rivkah Lubitch calls to get rid of the rabbinic courts black list. Read MoreWho's Counting Agunot? March 16 2010Data published annually by Rabbinic Court Administration is a bit confusing. In 2007 there were 180 agunot, and in last two years Rabbinic Court Special Task Force managed to obtain gittin for no less than 292 women. Read More | Damages for Divorce Refusal, for Men Too. February 27 2010For six years, a woman refused to accept a divorce from her husband, but the looming threat of having to pay damage solved the problem. Add to this the precedent-setting ruling that held that women, like men, must compensate their spouse for get refusal the phenomenon of get refusal is likely to decline, both with respect to men as well as women. Read MoreHijab in the Rabbinic Court. February 9 2010Are women who come within the four walls of the rabbinic courts required to wear a head covering in order to have their claims heard? Apparently yes, in Petach Tikva. It seems that there are those women who acquiesce without protest. Read More The Secret Code of Repealed Conversions. February 3 2010If you converted to Judaism and also got divorced, check the divorce documents that you received from the rabbinic courts. If it says 'the son of our forefather Abraham'? You're not in bad shape. If it says 'convert'? You're on your way to a repealed conversion. Rivkah Lubitch studied the opinion paper submitted by the Rabbinic Court to the High Court of Justice and discloses how converts are being marked. Read More |