Episodes

  • (1) Chained

    (1) Chained
    Nov 13 2024

    Susan Weiss and Rivkah Lubitch talk about Agunot, Jewish women held in marital captivity. They explain how marriage and divorce takes place in Jewish Law, about the legal system in Israel, and about how things work in state-backed rabbinic courts. The episode is based on one of Rivkah’s first clients who waited patiently for 20 years for her get, a Jewish bill of divorce.
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    12 mins
  • Welcome to Justice Unbound: Women, Religion, and the State of Israel

    Welcome to Justice Unbound: Women, Religion, and the State of Israel
    Nov 13 2024

    Rivkah Lubitch and Susan Weiss take you behind the closed doors of Israeli Rabbinic Courts to reveal the real stories of women seeking justice under religious law in Israel.
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    6 mins