The rabbinical courts: Sick system at the heart of society - opinion

 https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-868336

Disturbing recent publications have revealed judges in the rabbinical courts accused of corruption and other offenses. 

This comes against a backdrop of appointments tainted by nepotism and the rewarding of misconduct with promotions, rather than with painful punishment. These cases point to a system suffering from low functional performance and missing professional standards.

Yet, contrary to all logic and almost without opposition, this same system has recently been growing in power. In recent months, we have witnessed laws to expand the rabbinical courts’ authority passing unopposed, touching on sensitive issues regarding children, finances, alimony, and more.

At the core of the matter is the pretense of Jewish law. Yet, Jewish law contains a great deal of compassion, flexibility, and sensitivity. Through it, one can strive to do justice and fulfill the commandment, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”