How Batei Din for Gittin continue to offend and pain Geirim-Rabbi Aryeh Klapper presents his case
Rabbi Klapper the founder of Modern Torah Leadership ,joins Rabbis Bechoffer and Kivelevitz to discuss his campaign to correct what he sees a s a gross injustice.
He has submitted a draft of his essay for all Rischa listeners
The Torah prohibits causing psychological distress to converts (ona’at hager). Most American dayyanim recognize the incredible ona’at hager that results from making converts repeatedly “prove” their Jewishness. Yet American batei din maintain a divorce policy that puts many valid converts and their descendants at risk of just such an ordeal. Here’s how.
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