https://www.vogue.com/article/agunah-get-refusal-social-media-campaign-orthodox-women
Currently, in New York, there are two laws in place that theoretically protect against get refusal, the Domestic Relations Law 253 and Domestic Relations Law 236(b). Both are intended to prevent the get system from being misused, but both laws contain loopholes that can be exploited, says Starr. DRL 253, for instance, mandates that the person requesting the divorce must pledge that they have removed all barriers to remarriage for their spouse; but it does not work the other way around.
A wife using non-Jewish secular laws to procure a Gett, results in the Gett being invalid ("Gett Me'usa, in halachic terms.)
ReplyDeleteTorah thought on double parsha בהר בחקתי:
ReplyDeleteNedarim 81a
“Be on guard against scabs; take good care (to study] in company [this ensures greater keeness and understanding than studying alone] and be heedful (not to neglect] the children of the poor [or, not to neglect their teaching (Ran)], for “Their boughs drip with moisture מדליו, their roots have abundant water. Their king shall rise above Agag. Their kingdom shall be exalted.” (Numbers 24:7.) from them Torah goeth forth, as it is written, The water shall flow out of his buckets (mi-dalyaw]: [meaning], from the dallim [poor] amongst them goeth forth Torah [Adopting reading of ‘En Yakob. Water being symbolic of Torah: cf. Is. LV, 1.]. And why is it not usual for scholars to give birth to sons who are scholars? Said R. Joseph, That it might not be maintained, The Torah is their legacy [ I.e., others should not complain that it is useless for them to study, or that they themselves should not think study unnecessary.]. R. Shisha, the son of R. Idi, said: That they should not be arrogant towards the community. Mar Zutra said: Because they act high-handedly against the community [Var. lec.: because they are arrogant etc.]. R. Ashi said: Because they call people asses [These observations shew that there was a mutual antipathy between the scholars and the masses. Cf. Graetz, Gesch. IV, p. 361. It is noteworthy however that, as evidenced by this passage, many Rabbis themselves criticized the attitude of scholars.]. Rabina said: Because they do not first utter a blessing over the Torah [As required]. For Rab Judah said in Rab's name: “What man is so wise That he understand this? To whom has the Lord’s mouth spoken, So that he can explain it: Why is theland in ruins, Laid waste like a wilderness, with none passing through?” (Jeremiah 9:11) Now, this question was put to the Sages, Prophets, and Ministering Angels [and ministering angels is absent from our text, but added from the parallel passage in B.M. 85a.], but they could not answer it, until the Almighty Himself did so, as it is written, “The Lord replied: Because they forsook the Teaching את תורתי I had set before them, They did not obey Me ולא שמעו בקולי and they did not follow it ולא הלכו בה.”(Jeremiah 9:12).”
Beautiful. Rashi on Leviticus 26:3 explains that the root, the first cause, is not studying Torah...
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