Israel’s Ministry of Welfare and Social Security now supports legislation to define domestic violence in Israeli law. In addition, the bill recognizes all forms of
Since 2015, the Rackman Center has promoted the Electronic Monitoring law. This law allows courts to track potentially violent partners. In 2020, we drafted the
Attorney Shelly Blat Zak, Director of the Rackman Center, was interviewed by Yael Goldman on Radio 102 FM about the Center’s recent activities. She described
Following the approval of a bill to expand the authority of rabbinical courts over child support, Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari spoke out. She stated: “It is
In July, the High Court of Justice ruled that women must be allowed to take rabbinical certification exams. The ruling followed a petition filed by
This week, a bill to expand the jurisdiction of rabbinical courts passed its first reading. According to Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, the bill creates a parallel
We opened the new year of activity with a festive event for our “Woman by Your Side” volunteers. For the first time, we brought together veteran Rackman Center volunteers, active since 2016, and volunteers from local authority programs launched in the past two years in Ramat Gan, Yehud, Harish, Be’er
he State of Israel is falling behind in the fight against violence against women, because the law does not define “domestic violence.” Since the beginning of 2025, 33 women have been murdered. Behind many of these cases are relationships marked by non-physical violence. Without a clear legal definition of domestic
rs under physical violence from her husband. Later on, he was arrested and convicted of sexually assaulting her daughter and two other young relatives. However, even after she filed for divorce, her case did not move forward for an entire year. As a result, Rivka turned to the Rackman Center
28 women have been murdered in Israel since early 2025. The murder of Hodaya Fadida shows the urgent need to address domestic violence in Israel. Israel still has no legal definition of “domestic violence” Without a definition, it is hard to identify and prevent non-physical abuse. This includes economic abuse,
After the Dinah The Dinah Project, that operates under the auspices of The Rackman Center, revealed dozens of testimonies of rape, sexual assault and intentional mutilation on October 7 and against hostages, the UN secretary-general will add Hamas to the list of perpetrators of sexual violence in wars. The
Last week, we marked the completion of the psychotherapy internship year at the Rackman Center in the Faculty of Law at Bar-Ilan University. Through our academic collaboration with Seminar HaKibbutzim and the Shiluv Center, our psychotherapy students have been providing free treatments to women going through separation and divorce processes.This