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I have been warned by my rabbi to avoid this beis din because they are known to be corrupt and anti women. I wish I listened to him. I knew I didn’t want to fight. All I wanted was to divorce in a civil manner for the sake of the children and myself. Apparently that was a big mistake
When we first met with the Beit Din rabbi, my (ex) husband started to say something about withholding the get, and the rabbi cut him short and said, very firmly, "We are not going there. We are all Yirei Shamayim and we are not going down that road." I was eternally grateful to him. My (ex) husband did not try that again.
This beit din is committed to making the process of receiving a divorce transparent by spelling out the steps of the process as well as the steps of the actual ritual of the Get to clients.
This beit din recognizes the sensitive nature of the process and things on hand like tissues, and water to drink. The beit din offered breaks during emotional moments, and was sensitive to details such as asking a woman what last name she prefers they use.
This beit din keeps and shares its number of cases, average length it takes to resolve a case, how many seruvim it orders and more.
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This beit din offers a supportive person of the same gender to accompany parties through the divorce process (Din Torah, Get giving ritual)
This beit din reaches out after the divorce process is completed to check in on clients’ wellbeing.
This beit din has received training on domestic violence, how it might present in the beit din, and how to best work with survivors
This beit din has attended training on the challenges our community faces regarding addiction in all of its forms and how it might present itself at the Beit Din.
This beit din has taken time to attend training on the struggles women face as they stand before a beit din. The Dayanim are committed to learning the unique challenges that religious women face in this very male space. We can connect you with a training provider in your area.
This beit din has taken a course in understanding various ways Jewish marriage can be ended beyond the giving of the Get when the need is great.
This beit din has received Get refusal training and recognizes that demanding a price or conditions in exchange for a Get is abuse and does not allow this to occur in its court. This includes insisting custody and finances are sorted before giving the Get.
This beit din works with organizations that advocate for people navigating the divorce process. The beit din communicates freely and regularly with these organizations as well as partners with them to solve cases.
This beit din thinks creatively and strategically, is proactive in resolving cases and looks for solutions and ideas to free women and men being refused a Get.
Rabbi Rabinowitz made it very clear that as a woman, I have no right to anything. He openly confessed to speaking to my ex many times when I wasn’t present. Child support and other basics were never enforced. Rabbi Rabinowitz would call me on my phone to harass me, using profanity at times. I’ve been warned to avoid that beis din at all costs but I figured that I don’t want to fight, I won’t ask for anything except for a get. What can go wrong? My ex asked to go there, so I signed arbitration there. Obviously this was a hellish nightmare that made me question my faith in rabbonim. The only thing they ended up doing right is that they gave me a heter to go to court because they weren’t interested in imposing any rulings on my ex.