Israeli divorce rate rose 6.5% in 2024 Israel's capital leads in terms of absolute numbers with 692 couples divorcing. JNS Staff Feb. 5, 2025
Israeli rabbinic court: Woman must compensate husband for money spent on lover The Haifa Rabbinic Court was reportedly “stunned” by the brazenness of the woman, who demanded during the divorce proceedings more than half of the couple’s home value. July 28, 2022
The devastating divorce crisis For society to flourish, divorce rates must be lowered. This applies to both the general population and the Jewish one. Joseph Frager Dec. 16, 2021
Despite predictions, Israel sees 3 percent fewer divorces in pandemic year According to rabbinical court data, 11,076 couples were divorced in 2020, as compared with11,451 in 2019. Hanan Greenwood Jan. 11, 2021
Want to change the world? Begin in the Jewish home Every Rosh Hashanah, the ongoing failure to find a solution for the agony of “agunot” weighs heavily against the Jewish people. Pnina Omer Sept. 21, 2020
Israeli Jewish divorces up by 5 percent in 2018, with an 86 percent increase in one city While the divorce rate skyrocketed in Gedera and rose in Tel Aviv, it fell in Jerusalem and Beitar Illit, according to Israel’s Chief Rabbinate. June 12, 2019