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
The Rackman Center, in cooperation with other organizations appealed to the Minister of Justice, Yariv Levin, with a request that he oppose the expansion of
“Expanding the powers of the rabbinic courts to include civil matters could be dangerous,” says Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Founding Head of the Rackman Center, in
The Rakman Center, together with other organizations, appealed to the incoming Prime Minister to clearly and decisively commit to the importance of fighting sexual and
Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari’s lecture presents how the legal system deals with severed parent-child relationships (parental alienation) within the framework of divorce: “When, close to a
The Rackman Center participated, together with other women’s organizations, in an emergency session held in the Knesset on the issue of women in Israel. The conference was initiated by MK Sharon Nir. As an organization that promotes legal equality in the field of family law, it is important for us
The Rackman Center participated in an initiative led by the Deborah Forum and Itach Maaki and 56 civil society organizations and 109 former senior women in the civil service and the security service in a request to ensure women’s representation in the Knesset and appointment to central and senior positions
Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, head of The Rackman Center, was interviewed on the program “Exposed” with Hadar Gil-Ad on Ynet radio: “I want to give credit to the members of the government that is expected to be formed…Some of them opposed the Istanbul Convention yet stated that, despite this, they
In another major court victory, the High Court of Justice accepted the Rackman Center’s appeal and decided – once again – that the Grand Rabbinical Court must rule according to civil law in Israel on property matters. As such, it overturned the Grand Rabbinical Court’s decision and concluded that, in
Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari and Lea Geoppinger-Levy from The Rackman Center, claim, in an article published on The Jerusalem Post, that : “Signing the (Istanbul) Convention will bring Israel a major step closer to eradicating gender violence and will protect thousands of women and children”. In answer to the local opponents
Today (May 18, 2022), representatives of the Rackman Center participated in a discussion held by the Knesset Committee for the Advancement of of the Status of Women on the subject of Israel joining the Convention against Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the “Istanbul Convention”). Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kadri, head
