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
The Rackman Center Faculty of Law has just opened the new academic year. We welcomed new students to the Legal Aid Clinic for Women in
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
The Women & Family Law Legal Aid Clinic at the Rackman Center has completed another year of activity. We invited our students to share the legal issues they have dealt with and their personal experiences of working in family law. Since sometimes one picture is worth a thousand words, we
In Israel, all proceedings in family court cases are conducted behind closed doors and are subject to confidentiality restrictions. As a result, most decisions and rulings in this field do not reach the knowledge of the public, litigants, attorneys, and judges. This limits legal certainty, research in the field, and
Important Legal Achievement: High Court Ruling – Women must be permitted to take the Rabbinic Certification Exams Israel’s High Court of Justice has ruled that women must be allowed to take the rabbinical certification exams. This was in response to a petition filed by the Rackman Center at the Faculty
The Knesset Subcommittee on Foreign Policy and Public Diplomacy held a special discussion following the publication of The Dinah Project Report about the sexual crimes committed by Hamas terrorists during the October 7th attack. The discussion included the shocking testimony of Ilana Gritzewsky, a hostage survivor and partner of kidnapped
Dear Partners and Friends, Israelis are no strangers to change, threats and upheaval. The last two years – and definitely the last few days – have been a rollercoaster. Again, our reality and our physical and emotional safety have been shaken. As always, we adjust. But as the cease
Since the start of 2025, 18 women have been murdered in Israel due to domestic violence. Despite the spike in murder cases, no government discussion on the issue has yet taken place. Emergency situations and wars increase the pressure within the family unit and exacerbate cases of domestic violence and