Where is Justice for Women? December 21 2009Rivkah Lubitch responds to Justice Minister Ne'eman's endorsement of Torah law. Read More
Violence in Rabbinical Courts. December 18 2009Rivkah Lubitch claims rabbinical courts which
allow husbands to deny their wives a divorce are partners to violence
against women. Read MoreI'm Not Against the Torah. December 3 2009
Rivkah Lubitch addresses commandment of halizah,
says she's not fighting against Jewish marriage but rather 'sounding
the voice of disempowered women'. Read MoreTaking on the Tormentors. October 14 2009
'Each year some 15-20 women are forced to go
through the humiliating ritual of halitzah and there is a solution for
this.' Rivkah Lubitch claims that it wont come from official channels,
but from the involvement of people who care. Do you care? Read More'Children of Tehran' Challenge State Bureaucracy in Court. September 3 2009Group of Polish holocaust survivors smuggled to
Israel via Iran during WWII demand funds promised to them as part of
German-Israeli reparations program signed in 1950s. Read MoreHow Can You Not Agree with Kolech? July 26 2009Difference between religious women's organization
and its detractors is first and foremost that Kolech puts the issues on
the table and speaks about them openly, while its detractors ignore
them. Read MoreNo Way Out. July 6 2009It cannot be that the power to keep the other
party chained in the bonds of marriage is in the hands of someone who
has turned from a lover to an enemy. Read MoreMillion Dollar Baby. June 28 2009Husband who promised his wife $1 million in their
ketubah, assuming sum had no real legal significance, discovered that
Rabbinic Court insists he pay astronomical sum. Read More
Who is an Orthodox Convert? June 18 2009By denying the validity of Rabbi Druckman's
conversions, rabbinical judges in fact deny the authority of the
state's chief rabbi. Read MoreBalance of Power Changing. June 11 2009'Israeli society is beginning to internalize that
get refusal is not a taken-for-granted, sad-but-inevitable- fact of
Jewish life, but an act of dominion that they no longer want to be a
part of,' says Center for Women's Justice Attorney Susan Weiss. Read MoreEye-Opening Day in Court. May 24 2009'The judge conducted the hearing in an exemplary
manner. She was in control and showed respect for both sides.' Rivkah
Lubitch sat in on a hearing in the Family Court and returned with
insights regarding the rabbinic courts. Read MoreSo What if the Rabbi Said you can Marry? May 17 2009The widow of an IDF soldier who was killed in
battle received permission from the IDF chief rabbi to remarry. But
when her daughter sought a wedding permit, the register questioned the
permit and hinted she was a mamzer. Read More
The State vs. Agunot. May 10 2009Our state representatives, who are responsible for
upholding principles of democracy, equality and justice, just don't
understand their role. Read MoreThe Ten Plagues of Jewish Women. April 6 2009On eve of Passover, many women still find themselves in their own personal Egypt, with no light at end of tunnel. Read MorePre-Nuptial Agreement Now! March 31 2009Im asking the rabbis to revoke the husband's hold over his wife's freedom. Am I asking for too much? Read MoreA Girl Shouldn't go Through a Divorce. March 2 2009By forcing young couple to divorce following mock
wedding rabbinical judges have once again turned the Torah into a
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