Divorce

A temporary move abroad can carry lasting legal consequences for Israelis - interview

For families who just marked another Rosh Hashanah overseas, another year abroad does not automatically change the legal answer. But arrangements left undefined can carry consequences over time.

THE NUMBER of Israelis moving abroad has risen in recent years.
(Illustrative) A man proposes to a woman on a private terrace near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, February 10, 2026

Public ring proposals could constitute Jewish marriages, creating halachic issues, rabbi warns

Early legal counsel prevents costly mistakes and protects your family's future.

When family and law intersect: When is it recommended to consult a family law attorney?

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New bill proposes broader sanctions on Israeli men refusing to divorce wives

Israeli law requires that a man give the divorce papers to his wife for the divorce to become valid.

 A WOMAN seeking divorce in a ‘beit din’ was the sole female in the room until the advent of ‘toanot.’ (Illustrative)

Jeffrey Epstein allegedly threatened to expose Bill Gates’ affair - report

Epstein tried to blackmail the multi-billionaire over his extramarital affair with Mila Antonova, a Russian bridge player, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Jeffrey Epstein looks on during a status hearing in his sex trafficking case, in this court sketch in New York

Moving to Israel too easy for this woman - she made aliyah twice

Risa Goldstein Shapiro moved to Israel twice. Now she looks forward to seeing the next generation grow up in Israel.

 WITH PARENTS Rosalie and Sandy Goldstein.

Yad La'isha: Jerusalem center fighting trapped marriages

Also known as “The Aguna Warrior,” Yad La'isha director Pnina Omer and her Jerualem-based organization fight to free women in trapped marriages.

 Pnina Omer, director of Ohr Torah Stone’s Yad La’isha, in front of an artistic photo exhibit on the pain of being in a trapped marriage.

In Israel, a crumb of bread is valued more than a woman's life - opinion

They simply do not view the people they judge as equal before the law, in fact, the opposite: they actively discriminate against women and frequently the non-religious.

The Great Rabbinical Court of Appeals in Jerusalem.

This man tried to delay divorce proceedings - it cost him dearly

At the end of a drawn-out five-year process, the man who had tried to delay the proceedings had to pay over NIS 400,000.

 A gavel and the scales of justice.

Why I refused to get a 'get' - Jewish rabbinical divorce - opinion

Why cause me further suffering and humiliation? Why was my conduct not enough to satisfy the Rabbinate that my divorce was justified?

 WHAT IF he says to you, ‘Vivian. We can only get married under a huppa.’

Haredi woman from NY released from marriage to Lebanese Muslim husband

The woman discovered that her husband was Muslim and not Orthodox-Jewish only after she married him.

File photo: Divorce.

Gas prices too high? One Israeli couple is getting a divorce as a result

If you thought that the price increase only affects the pocket, think again.

 A person uses a petrol pump at a gas station as fuel prices surged in Manhattan, New York City, US, March 7, 2022.

Marriage may protect you from dementia - study

Dementia leads to a deterioration of cognitive function; in other words, it chips away at the ability to process thought. 

Marriage