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Jul 28, 2026, 1:56 PM

Is Social Media Quietly Undermining the Sanctity of Marriage?

"Comparison is the thief of joy." Theodore Roosevelt's timeless observation may never have been more relevant than in the age of Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Over the past two decades, social media has transformed every aspect of modern life. It...

Salior Ben Hamou

Jul 27, 2026, 4:25 AM

The Divorce That Came Down to Eight Cats

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What one unusual case taught me about love, loss, and why family law is never really about the law. By Adv. Salior Ben Hamou The Divorce That Came Down to Eight Cats People often ask me what it's like to be a...

Jul 20, 2026, 9:03 PM

When your dream is a source of harm, give it up

Tisha B'Av teaches that not every act of destruction is an unmitigated tragedy; ending a marriage can be the needed first step toward a new life

Shanee B. Michaelson

Jun 16, 2026, 5:17 AM

The summer after my first year of college, I arrived at sleepaway camp for the first time in my life—not as a camper, but as a counselor. At nineteen, I was older than the campers and on the precipice...

Ruthie Hollander

May 14, 2026, 6:15 AM

Something historic is happening right now. Will we pay attention?

When the bloomer was invented in the 1800s, it sparked widespread condemnation. Nevermind that women’s clothing of the time was restrictive, heavy, and at times could even be dangerous — the swathes of fabric, panniers, and hoops were viewed...

May 13, 2026, 11:29 PM

The Harm of Long-Term Get Refusal

Yesterday I found myself doing a deep dive into the laws of Jewish divorce after seeing online posts about a woman named Adeena who has reportedly been trying to obtain a get, a Jewish bill of divorce, from her...

May 12, 2026, 2:55 PM

The Aguna Crisis Isn’t About Divorce

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In this post analyzing complex layers of an issue in our community, and calling for nuance, I’m going to start with an absolute: The get is not, and should never be, a bargaining chip. Full stop. A get-refuser needs to give...

Reuven Chaim Klein

May 10, 2026, 12:59 AM

Iyyar is in the Air – ziv & iyyar

As the month of Iyyar comes to a close this week, I thought it would be appropriate to discuss the two names for “the second month” in the Jewish Calendar — Ziv and Iyyar. That month is very special...

Mar 1, 2026, 3:27 AM

Book review: The Marital Knot – Agunot in the Ashkenazi Realm, 1648-1850

Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch writes that the methodology for divorce must mirror that for marriage. Just as a man must give his wife an object and take her into his home, he must also be the one to formally...

Feb 13, 2026, 4:11 PM

Search for Closure: Nobody Wants My Broken Ketubah

What do you do with a ketubah, or Jewish wedding contract, after a divorce? That question took on urgency after my partner Naomi and I moved from her home in Westchester County, NY to a condo north of Boston....

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