Tag Archive: agunot

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NIF Gives Emergency Grant to Protect Women’s Rights

A woman in Israel can easily become trapped in a marriage if their husband won’t give her a ‘get.’ Mavoi Satum is working to make sure courts don’t close cases before that happens.

Agunot Take Matters into Their Own Hands

Fifty courageous agunot – women denied a divorce by their husbands – and allies protested near the Rabbinical Court in Jerusalem last week.

Important Development in the Fight Against Get Refusal

In the run-up to International Agunah Day, activists campaign to change divorce law in Israel.