Getting Free

What about the men?

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They don’t want their wives back. It’s been years since they lived together. But the husbands won’t grant a religious divorce. Why stay married to someone you despise? What motivates gett refusers? We hear from the men.

 

In This Episode
  • Arguments from men who say refusing a gett is ok. 
  • Results from an International Beit Din study looking at how many of our clients experience abuse during their marriage.
  • Rabbinical rulings on when husbands should give the gett.
  • What we hear when we talk to gett-refusing husbands.
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    Key Moments
    • [00:01:25] Meet the most famous advocate for gett refusal: Meir Kin
    • [00:05:07] Meet Nathan Gettisberg
    • [00:06:44] Is there a “right” to remain married in Jewish Law?
    • [00:12:33] What Jewish Law says about conditioning a gett
    • [00:12:54] The ruling of Rabbi Yosef Eliyahu Henkin
    • [00:14:55] Rabbi Barry Dolinger talks to gett refusers.
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      See the full transcript of our interview with Nathan Gettisberg at https://www.internationalbeitdin.org/gettingfree/ 
       
      Learn more, access resources, and read the full transcript at https://www.internationalbeitdin.org/gettingfree/.
       
      If you or someone you know is being denied a gett, confidential support is available at https://www.internationalbeitdin.org/get-help/
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