Seven years ago I stood in front of a local bakery's counter in Bnei Brak, and requested the following be written on a cake: "Congratulations Miri, on your divorce". The woman behind the counter was shocked.
Until recently, divorce in the ultra-orthodox sector was deemed provocation, a spit in the face of a conservative society. A divorcee was regarded as a local myth, a neighborhood attraction in a community of couples. Today, separated couples are becoming more common, even trivial, and no longer situated at the heart of every scandal or gossip.
As the rates of divorce go up, the stigma of the tragic nature of divorce is crumbling. A growing number of divorce stories help strengthen an alternative narrative. Instead of "they married and lived happily ever after", ultra-orthodox society now accepts the possibility of: "They married, lived, divorced and than lived happily ever after".
Seven years ago I stood in front of a local bakery's counter in Bnei Brak, and requested the following be written on a cake: "Congratulations Miri, on your divorce". The woman behind the counter was shocked.
ReplyDeleteIs this how Chareidi affairs correspondents make their business?
Who is this nut?
Divorce in the Orthodox Jewish community as once rightfully as an unfortunate, serious exception. For this to be more accepted as a norm is a horrible failure of deep thought given before entering a lifelong commitment based on Torah values, and falling into what the goyim seem to accept almost lightly.
ReplyDeleteREALLY DIVORCE SOME TIME LOOK LIKE ORTHODOX THIS IS SERIOUS CASE IF YOU NEED HOW THIS SHAMEFUL THING גירושין
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