The Ruth and Emanuel Rackman Center, founded in 2001 as part of Bar-Ilan University's Faculty of Law, promotes the status of women in matters of family law and seeks to end gender discrimination and inequality in Israel.
The Ruth and Emanuel Rackman Center, founded in 2001 as part of Bar-Ilan University's Faculty of Law, promotes the status of women in matters of family law and seeks to end gender discrimination and inequality in Israel
Who We Are
The Center translates academic knowledge and research into practical activities. It runs a legal aid program for women in family law and engages in promoting legal and social change for women and women empowerment.
The Center operates in light of the late Rabbi Emanuel Rackman’s vision of promoting women’s rights and improving the status of women in Jewish family law.
The Women and Family Law Legal Aid Program provides quality personal legal aid to women on matters of family law either through full legal representation or through initial telephone consultation via our helpline.
The Rackman Center operates several programs that provide emotional support to women who are in the process of divorce: Short-term emotional therapy provided by MSW students, support groups, “A Woman by Your Side” – support provided by a volunteer once a week.
The Rackman Center and Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, the head of the center, warn, together with the Forum of Law Lecturers and Lecturers for Democracy, that
Dr. Yael Machtinger, a post-doctoral fellow at The Rackman Center writes about the abuse that Jewish women, anchored to unwanted marriages, are subjected to: Understanding
Last week, the legal memoranda detailing the proposed reform was published. The reform contains many sections that harm women, one of the most obvious among