Murder is the Ultimate Outcome of Domestic Violence
The Rackman Center participated in an emergency discussion in the Knesset Committee for the Advancement of Women’s Status about the alarming rise in
June 9, 2025
The Rackman Center participated in an emergency discussion in the Knesset Committee for the Advancement of Women’s Status about the alarming rise in
The Rackman Center welcomes Adv. Shelly Blatt Zak as our new CEO. Shelly joins the Rackman Center after a 20-year legal career in the
The Rackman Center has launched two support groups for women going through divorce proceedings, creating a successful collaboration between the Rackman Center and Bar-Ilan University’s
MK Simcha Rothman is leading a revolution in Israel’s child support laws by empowering a religious committee instead of civil reformer experts. In a discussion
“It’s obvious today that family law must go beyond marriage and divorce law, to include international and immigration law”, said Professor Daphna Hacker, speaking at
Divorce Following Relocation to a Foreign Country: Legal Perspectives Recent events in Israel and worldwide have driven many families to relocate overseas temporarily or
Equal opportunity in the IDF is not a favor. It is a binding legal obligation. This was the clear message emphasized by Rackman Center CEO Adv. Shelly Blatt Zak in her response to the Supreme Court ruling requiring the IDF to open combat roles to women. Speaking to JNS, Adv.
Israel’s rabbinical courts are funded by public money, hold power over the personal lives of millions — yet operate with zero transparency, zero female judges, and zero accountability. In a new op-ed in The Jerusalem Post, Rackman Center, Head Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari calls out the rabbinical courts for what
April 27, 2026 — a historic day in Israel and the Jewish world.For the first time ever, women were allowed to sit for the Chief Rabbinate certification exam.This moment didn’t happen overnight. It came after years of legal struggle, a petition to the High Court, and a landmark ruling that
Last night (March 23rd, 2026), amid an ongoing war on multiple fronts, the Knesset voted and approved, in its second and third readings, the bill to expand the jurisdiction of rabbinical courts. What it means: Rabbinical courts will have the authority to adjudicate civil disputes — contracts, labor relations,
Breakthrough: The Chief Rabbinate Opens Rabbinical Exams to Women. Following a High Court of Justice ruling, in response to a petition we filed at the Rackman Center together with Itim and Kolech on behalf of six petitioners, the Rabbinate has announced the opening of exam registration to women as well.
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 abusive behavior. Rakefet Atzmon, Director of the Division for Families, Children and Youth, chairs the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Combating Domestic Violence. She also leads government