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
On Tuesday, December 6, the Rackman Center hosted a webinar meeting with the Domestic Violence Law Clinic at the Ankara University School of Law. The purpose of the meeting was to share knowledge and experience on the subject of access to justice for women in family law.
On Friday 9 December, Dr Galit Shaul and Prof Ruth Halperin-Kaddari had the pleasure to attend the Book Launch of Carol Gilligan’s new book: Joining the Resistance. Carol Gilligan is an American feminist, ethicist, and psychologist best known for her work on ethical community and ethical relationships, and certain subject-object
Dr. Galit Shaul, CEO of The Rackman Center gave a lecture at the a conference for the Intel Corporation on ‘The Path to Inclusion: Where talent meets passion’. Her lecture was called: Everything (does not) stay in the family: Equality at home and at work. We truly appreciate that a
Read this article about how sanctions are rightly being used on the father of a son who refuses to give his wife a Gett! Prof Ruth Halperin Kaddari comments in this article in London’s Guardian Newspaper.
On Thursday, October 6, the Rackman Center met with Fran Pastore, President & CEO of the Women’s Business Development Council in Connecticut, USA, to discuss initiatives for women in the United States and Israel. Ms. Pastore is the mother of Hilary Polak, who is interning with the Center as part of an