Avigal
The first time I arrived at the court to obtain a restraining order, I was alone, without a lawyer. I was so confused, it isn’t that I didn’t know what I was going to do I did know, but the experience of entering a place like this… It was confusing and I recoiled. Thankfully there was […]
Pnina
It took a long time until the Dayanim realized that this was a difficult, unusual case involving extreme violence. It didn’t happen at the start. I arrived at the Beit Din for the first hearing accompanied by a lawyer on behalf of the state, who I was not pleased with because I felt he wasn’t […]
Sigal
At the Beit Din, it is not clear that a person’s freedom should be in his own hands, and that you cannot force someone to remain in a situation against his will. The Beit Din only accepts certain reasons as justified causes for divorce. This makes the process of proof long and uncomfortable, full of […]
Gila
The Dayanim realized from the start that there would be no “Shalom Bait” (spousal reconciliation), which was requested by the other party. However, they struggled to make the decision to compel the Get. I knew that as long as there was no obligation, I would not receive the Get; As long as they did nothing, […]
Shira
Following our decision to get divorced in 2002, we signed a divorce agreement via a mediator in which he promised to give me a get. By the end of that year we filed for divorce at the Beit Din. From the moment I entered the Beit Din I felt hostility and alienation. It began when […]
Keren
My experience in the Rabbinic high court was extremely difficult. Each time I was there, I felt that I was encountering resistance from the dayanim (rabbinic judges) who were very unhelpful. They did not listen to me, did not let me speak, and did not really care about my predicament. While I was speaking in […]
