Author Archives: shaananlaw

At Long Last….

Posted on October 1, 2015 by shaananlaw

Despite political wranglings and machinations, 22 new Rabbinic Court  judges (dayanim) were recently appointed to the Rabbinic Court (Beit Din) system in Israel. This is the judicial forum in which all Jewish couples in Israel must divorce (divorce in the … Continue reading →

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Short-Changed

Posted on August 18, 2015 by shaananlaw

As readers even slightly familiar with Family Law in Israel know,  in Israel there exists a system of more or less parallel jurisdiction between religious courts (Muslim, Jewish and some Christian groups) and the Family Court. Thus, a Jewish couple … Continue reading →

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Vaxing Public Policy

Posted on May 21, 2015 by shaananlaw

As with many Western countries, Israel also has it’s share of “anti-vaxxers”. I know such people, but didn’t really think that it was an issue on the radar of policy-makers until I saw this article in the Times of Israel. … Continue reading →

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Tribute to the Moms

Posted on May 11, 2015 by shaananlaw

Yesterday was Mother’s Day in the US and Canada, and Rabbi Elchanan Poupko has written an important, if not to say sensitive, article in the  Jewish Press, A Tribute to Orthodox Single Moms. Well worth reading, and I dedicate this … Continue reading →

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Pre-Nups in the News

Posted on March 11, 2015 by shaananlaw

I’ve written a number of times about pre-nuptial agreements in general and specifically, halachic pre-nuptial agreements intended to prevent issues of refusal to give or accept a get, a Jewish bill of divorce. The Tzohar organization in Israel has recently … Continue reading →

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Free-Range Sabras

Posted on February 19, 2015 by shaananlaw

Inspired by the recent ruckus in the United States over “free-range parenting” as opposed to “helicopter parenting” Jessica Steinberg of the Times of Israel has written an interesting – anecdotal – article describing the freedom given to Israeli children. Every … Continue reading →

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Wanting Out

Posted on February 12, 2015 by shaananlaw

One of my earlier blogposts was entitled Aliya and Shaky Marriages, about the pitfalls of making aliya in the hope of saving a bad marriage. (Spoiler alert: it’s a bad idea). A recent decision by Judge Rivka Makayes of the … Continue reading →

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Taking a Stand

Posted on February 6, 2015 by shaananlaw

Rabbi Jeremy Stern of the ORA organization takes a stand against Yechiel Friedman, a man refusing to give his wife a get for at least 18 years. For those of you unfamiliar with Jewish ritual, Rabbi Stern is refusing the … Continue reading →

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Another Point of View

Posted on January 13, 2015 by shaananlaw

I asked Adv. Michal Fein, a co-member of Divorcing Peacefully, the collaborative divorce practice to which I belong and one of the architects of the new law which I criticized in my post below, to respond to the critique of … Continue reading →

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Paved with Good Intentions

Posted on January 7, 2015 by shaananlaw

As in, the road to hell is paved with… I’ll open this with an apology: I am aware that there are good and idealistic people who have invested time, energy and thought into the new law forcing people in family … Continue reading →

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