This may not seem like a big deal to many people. However for women trapped in relationships with a man who refuses to allow her to be free, this is a real moment to celebrate what’s being said here.
I know of women who are separated from their ex husbands for decades and because they are religious they cannot marry again – should they want to.
Being a “Chained woman” for so many years to someone who out of pure wickedness refuses to give his estranged wife a Gett is why this is so important. It is absolutely a form of domestic abuse and coercive control despite them no longer living together.
“This week a review into controlling or coercive behaviour conducted as part of the Domestic Abuse Bill, which enters its report stage next week, was published. It clarified that someone can be a victim of coercive behaviour even if the couple no longer live together.”
“CEO of Jewish Women’s Aid Naomi Dickson said she is “so pleased” this kind of abuse is being acknowledged. “Domestic abuse does not end when a woman manages to leave the home she shares with her perpetrator. Within the Jewish community, post-separation abuse can include get refusal, when a couple are still married in the eyes of Jewish law,” she said.”
#Education #Rabbi #rabbi #Gett #divorce #coercivecontrol #domesticabuse #law #hasidic #orthodox #religion #Judaism #chained #bekind
https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/get-refusal-clarified-as-a-criminal-offence/
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