Episodes

  • (2) Two Wives

    (2) Two Wives
    Nov 26 2024
    Is polygamy legal in Israel, and is it grounds for divorce? Susan Weiss and Rivkah Lubitch share the story of Rivkah’s client, whose husband married a second wife while refusing to divorce the first. This episode underscores how women pay the price when religious law is imposed by the state. Justice Unbound is made possible by the generous support of the Gimprich Family Foundation.
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    14 mins
  • (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