What about the men?

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They don’t want their wives back. It’s been years since they lived together. But the husbands won’t grant a religious divorce. Why stay married to someone you despise? What motivates gett refusers? We hear from the men.

In This Episode

Arguments from men who say refusing a gett is ok.
Results from an International Beit Din study looking at how many of our clients experience abuse during their marriage.
Rabbinical rulings on when husbands should give the gett.
What we hear when we talk to gett-refusing husbands.

Key Moments

[00:01:25] Meet the most famous advocate for gett refusal: Meir Kin
[00:05:07] Meet Nathan Gettisberg
[00:06:44] Is there a “right” to remain married in Jewish Law?
[00:12:33] What Jewish Law says about conditioning a gett
[00:12:54] The ruling of Rabbi Yosef Eliyahu Henkin
[00:14:55] Rabbi Barry Dolinger talks to gett refusers.

See the full transcript of our interview with Nathan Gettisberg at https://www.internationalbeitdin.org/gettingfree/ Learn more, access resources, and read the full transcript at https://www.internationalbeitdin.org/gettingfree/. If you or someone you know is being denied a gett, confidential support is available at https://www.internationalbeitdin.org/get-help/

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