10@9 For International Aguna Day - February 22, 2023

This morning we highlight International Aguna Day (which falls this year on Monday, March 6, 2023) and focus on preventing and solving the terrible problem of those who refuse to cooperate in a Gett (Jewish divorce) when their marriage is objectively over, thus anchoring (translation of Aguna) someone to a loveless marriage and preventing them from moving forward or remarrying - which is domestic abuse, and often extortion, and a terrible sin. I share the lesson I learned from a poignant incident early in my career, and we trace the harm done by unscrupulous rabbis (yes, sadly they exist), and complicit relatives as recognized by the Israeli Chief Rabbis. Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/adathyoutube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts - https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches1 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches3 Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/miningtheriches4 Please contact Rabbi Whitman (rabbi@adath.ca) with any questions for feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.