Ramit, a mother of three, a poet and an artist, received a get today in the Haifa Rabbinical Court. This came after a bitter five year struggle in which Ramit insisted she deserved her freedom without having to make concessions or compromises. Congratulations! We hope and pray for a happy and successful future for Ramit.
Mavoi Satum in conjunction with the Jerusalem Cinematheque invites you to the 10th Annual Leah Globe Memorial Evening We will honor the distinguished personalities
MK Otniel Shneller Dr. Mira Birenbaum Ms. Judith Garson - Djemal
The event will be in the presence of Ms. Dalia Dorner, Supreme Court Judge
The evening will celebrate the dedicated work of each honoree on behalf of agunot and mesoravot get
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 Jerusalem Cinematheque, Derech Hevron 11
If you would like to donate to Mavoi Satum you can place an ad honoring the honorees or Mavoi Satum Contact Mavoi Satum's office 02-6712282 or email to leahglobe@gmail.com Tickets to the event can only be purchased through the
"Why sign a prenup?"
In association with The Jewish Women›s Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago and Tikkun Olam Women›s Foundation of Greater Washington Mavoi Satum has launched a Counseling Center on prenuptial agreements .Amongst the prenups that are recommended are those which give couples the oppurtunity to resolve potential differences in an independent ‹bet din› run by Eretz Hemda. Lawyers will provide their services free of charge to couples who would like to know more about prenups.
A bill submitted by Mavoi Satum together with MK Otniel Shneller from Kadima has been approved by a ministerial committee and has passed its primary reading in the Knesset. The bill compels the rabbinical courts to discuss the implementation of sanctions on a recalcitrant husband as soon as a "chiyuv get" (order from the "bet din" for a man to give his wife a "get") is passed down by the "bet din". The purpose of the law is to use the sanctions as a tool to procure the "get". We hope that this bill will promote the elements of equality and justice and will prevent the drawn out and painful suffering endured by many women in the divorce process. We will continue to work on improving the final version of this law by requesting that the "bet din" apply automatic sanctions against the husband as soon as a "chiyuv get" order is given; without requiring further discussion on the subject.
Leah Globe Memorial Evening of Mavoi Satum's
A festive and moving evening in memory of Leah Globe, (founder of Mavoi Satum,) took place on November 15th at the Jerusalem Cinemateque. Awards were presented to honorees Rav David Bigman - head of Yeshivat Kibbutz Hadati, Ms. Kylie Eisman-Lifschitz - a Mavoi Satum board member, and Mrs Elana Adams - a veteran “melava”(companion) for women who are mesoravot get. Read more
The Knesset has started its recess with certain controversial issues such as the conversion law, left to be discussed at its next session. Mavoi Satum in conjunction with Naamat has tabled a bill in the Knesset allowing for the appointment of a woman to the position of director general of the rabbinic courts. Up till now the law has blocked the candidacy of talented and capable women who have been dealing for years with the issues of personal status in general and in the functioning of the courts in particular.
The bill was submitted by MK’s Orit Zoaretz and Marina Solodkin. The following MK’s have given us their support: David Rotem, Eitan Cabel, Shelly Yechimovitz, Nachman Shai, Dov Hanin, and Haim Oron.
In addition Mavoi Satum approached the government’s legal counsel to issue a ruling on this subject. The letter states as follows:-
”the aim of this application is to put a stop to the illegal practice of preferring men for judicial and administrative positions within the rabbinic court system, and to enable the appointment of women to managerial positions within the rabbinic courts".
Naamat, Wizo, and the Center for Women’s Justice are co signatories to the application.
The application was transferred to the attention of Adv. Malchiel Balas, of the legal advisors' office.
No more deals and Yes to Dayanim who will solve the problem of Get refusal
International Women’s Day goes to the movies By Jonah Mandel, The Jerusalem Post- Front, 8.3.2011 Jerusalem Cinematheque hosts film festival on women and religion; Bar Ilan Univ. to screen 'Bend it Like Beckham,' Israeli films. Read more
Eight haredi, four Zionist rabbinical judes appointed by committee By Jonah Mandel, The Jerusalem Post- Front, 21.11.2010 Rabbi Shlomo Dichovsky to head rabbinical courts for three more months as panel fails to reach agreement on successor to rabbi Eli Ben-DahanRead more
It's time for some gender equality By: Batya Kahane-Dror [THE JERUSALEM POST - FRONT, 26.07.2010]
The process of appointing a new director for the Rabbinic court, after 20 years, is an opportunity to enable women to compete for this position Read more
Tzohar to set up private rabbinic courts [NRG, 19/7/2010] Tzohar rabbis recently announced that they are willing to set up private rabbinic courts that will deal with personal status issues. There are other religious Zionist organizations who are also willing to set up independent frameworks to act as viable alternatives to the present Israeli rabbinate.
We welcome this bold step and see this move as a way to bring social change to our society after many years of hard work in the public sphere and in our contact with rabbis, dayanim and community leaders . We will be active in helping set up these rabbinic courts and be involved in their functioning until the issue of sarvanut is finally solved. Read more
Ne'eman Committee: Rav Ben Dahan will end his term By: Ari Gelhar [YNET NEWS, June 11 2010]
The Committee for the Appointment of Rabbinic Judges decided to end the tenure of the Director of the Rabbinic Courts for the past twenty years, Rav Ben Dahan. The Minister of Justice will appoint a search committee for a new director in the next few days. Outside the meeting a demonstration was held: “No Deals for Rabbinic Judge Appointments” Read more
The Additional Number By: Batya Kahana Dror [YNET YEHADUT JUNE 9 2010]
Director of 'Mavoi Satum' the organization that works to help women refused divorce does not understand the support of some women's organizations for the Director of the rabbinical courts. OpinionRead more
Dressing Women Helping Women Mavoi Satum is happy to invite you to a special event at Agnon House Enjoy a visit to the historical home of Shai Agnon & the first chance to buy from the Spring/Summer 2011 Osfa Collection
To mark International Women's Day and Yom HaAguna Mavoi Satum is honored to invite the public to a film festival on WOMEN & RELIGION at the Jerusalem Cinematheque 8 - 9th March, 2011
