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
For the most recent and up-to-date information on the issue of the sexual violence and gender atrocities, we recommend Prof. Halperin-Kaddari’s latest webinar with ELNET – European Leadership Network.Additional resources from the last few weeks include: Letter of Israeli women’s organizations to UN Women Playlist of select interviews and webinars featuring Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari.
The Rackman Center is proud to announce our latest legal victory. In response to our petition, Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled that women can be considered as appointees to the Assembly that elects Israel’s Chief Rabbis. The court accepted our position that the term ‘rabbis’, as it appears in
Ruth Halperin-Kaddari: “By turning a blind eye to the October 7th massacre, and to the unprecedented and premeditated extreme cruelty of the sexual violence committed by Hamas, they not only fail us, but they undermine the purpose for which they were established, and in fact undermine the whole IHR system.
The Rackman Center, together with 80 other women’s organizations, issued a harsh letter to UN WOMEN, in response to their statement of 13.10.23 that failed to reference the atrocities committed by Hamas in Israel. UN Women is an international body that must stand by women wherever they are – regardless
A legal achievement for the Rackman Center! The High Court of Justice overturned a ruling of the Grand Rabbinical Court that ignored the “best interests of the child” principle and ordered a secular girl to be enrolled in a religious school. We are empowered to share our most recent legal
Ultra-Orthodox members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition want to expand the powers of all-male rabbinical courts, and to bar women and men from mixing in many public arenas. A more recent proposal would let the rabbinical courts determine child support in some circumstances. “It’s important to emphasize: The