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"Unchain your wife" : The Orthodox women shining a light on "get" refusal

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"Unchain your wife" : The Orthodox women shining a light on "get" refusal

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In the Judaism Orthodox church it is not a sin to get a divorce. But the Talmud says when a couple gets a divorce that the temple in Jerusalem, cries for them.

When getting a divorce their tradition allows the men to have this power over the marriage by letting them decide when to hand over the "get" to the women.

The "get" is a document that Orthodox Jewish men give their wives when they divorce. The unfortunate part is the man decides if and when the divorce is finalized. This is because of the religious laws in the Orthodox church.
Because of this women cannot move on with their lives because they're still legally married through the Orthodox religious laws.

This is a major issue in the America because of the separation between church and state. Because of the separation the courts cannot meddle in a religious agreement.
Whereas, in Israel men who withhold the women's "get" can be put in jail, loose their drivers or medical license.

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The process of divorce for Orthodox Jewish women

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The process of divorce for Orthodox Jewish women

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When going about getting a divorce they do get divorced in a secular court like any other religion or non-religion traditions. They discuss the child support, the assets, etc.

Although, these women are legally divorced in the courts, they're not legally divorced in their Orthodox religious laws.

These husbands withhold the "get" because they want to maintain control and have power over their wives.

Many individuals that do not belong to the Orthodox religious community do not understand why the women would stay even though legally they are divorced by the secular courts.

The women stay because leaving a religious community is not as easy as others may think. By leaving their religious community they are giving up on their faith and their way of looking at the world and the meaning of their religion. So choosing to walk away from your religion or stay and continue to practice your faith. For these women choosing to continue to practice their faith is easier to choose.

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The Orthodox Jewish women are fed up over the power their husbands have with their "get" so they're taking their cause to social media, billboards, protesting trying to shame their ex husbands into giving their "get" to them so that the divorce can be legal from the religious view.

The men do not cave easily. Not all of them are embarrassed or ashamed of the control and power they're trying to keep over their wives. Most women have been waiting 10-14 years to receive their "get"

Now in the Modern Orthodox community Rabbis will not have your wedding unless you have a prenuptial agreement. The reason for that is so that the new wives in an Orthodox marriage does not have to suffer in a marriage because the man will not give her the "get."

Unfortunately, the prenuptial agreements helps future wives, but it does not help wives that were married long ago without one. Therefore, the women who are not getting their "get" are continuing to stand up using social media, protesting, etc to get the freedom and life they deserve to live.

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"Torah True" The belief in divine revelation at Sinai and in rabbinic interpretation of Torah.
Strict observance of halachah, allows for limited adaptation to changing conditions of life.
belief in the afterlife, immortality of the soul, resurrection of the dead, messianic redemption of Israel and the world.
Gender separation and differentiation: separate seating for women in synagogue: opposition to rabbinic ordination of women.

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In Judaism women are most often respected but subordinate members of the religious community.

The religious community is a male-dominant culture.

Siddur is an Orthodox term that instructs Jewish males to thank God that they were not born as women. rabbinic tradition allowed the women to be released from all time-bound religious obligations due to their main responsibility of raising their children and maintenance of the home.

Jewish women's only ritual obligations were to bake challah, light the Sabbath lights and attend the mikveh. Women typically did not go to synagogue to worship because men would be distracted by their presence.

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The couple would get engaged!
They would than go to their homes of their parents for a year where they gather under a marriage canopy known as a chuppah. The rabbi would recite the 7 blessings, praise god and sanctify the union and then the marriage could be consummated.
They can also have a ceremony that the bride and groom drink from the same wine cup, the groom presents the wife with her marriage contract called the ketuvah. Then finally the groom smashes the wine glass with his shoe.
The ketuvah is a prenuptial agreement. The purpose of it is to provide the bride so that if a event of divorce or death happens she will not be left destitute.

When a couple wants to divorce they have to go through marital counseling first they had to try and fail before they can be seen by rabbinic court. This is when the "get" is drawn up, releasing the two parties from any future obligation to one another.

If the man gives her the "get" she cannot move on or get married for 3 months afterwards.
Also, if her husband refuses to grant her the divorce, Jewish law leaves her very few options in dissolving the marriage. These women are known as agunah, "Chained woman" and it is still a legal struggle today.

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Chesler, C. (2021, June 4). 'Unchain your wife': the Orthodox women shining a light on 'get' refusal. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/04/jewish-orthodox-women-divorce-get-refusal.

Brodd, J. (2015). Invitation to world religions (second). Oxford University Press