It's easy to see the abuser. You can view them with indignation. Rage. Horror. Self-righteousness. You can wait for a day when everything changes. Gets better. When they'll finally learn. OR you can choose to focus on yourself. What's in your power? What's your next step?

This story includes explicit descriptions of domestic dysfunction and sexual abuse. Read by an AI voice.

If you, or anyone you know, is struggling to receive your Get, call Esther Macner at 310-730-5282 or email her at ⁠⁠info@getjewishdivorce.org⁠⁠. Strictly confidential.

This podcast shares the human stories behind the headlines and halachic discussions surrounding Get refusal. Through firsthand accounts from men and women navigating the Bais Din process, we explore the emotional, legal, communal, and spiritual realities of living with personality-challenged people, high-conflict divorce and rebuilding afterward. Our hope is to foster awareness, compassion, accountability, and meaningful dialogue within the Orthodox Jewish community.

"What's the Hurry?" He wanted a divorce. She refused the Get. Restricting another person's freedom is egregious and places them in an intolerable vice, especially when using their own religious value system as leverage to control outcomes.

This episode is read by an AI voice, with a comment from Faigie Carmel.

This podcast shares the human stories behind the headlines and halachic discussions surrounding Get refusal. Through firsthand accounts from men and women navigating the Bais Din process, we explore the emotional, legal, communal, and spiritual realities of high-conflict divorce and rebuilding afterward. Our hope is to foster awareness, compassion, accountability, and meaningful dialogue within the Orthodox Jewish community.

Mediation? Arbitration? Family court? Bais Din? People will give you their opinion, and you live within a community and society. Sometimes "advice" and "help" in the wrong place are control and manipulation. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

This episode is read by Anonymous. Esther Macner is commenting.

There are some outtakes at the end of the episode.

Esther Macner, Esq. is the founder of Get Jewish Divorce Justice, which is a non profit organization based in Los Angeles dedicated to the prevention of abuse in the Jewish divorce process, using legal and Halachic strategies to help navigate get refusal in both the Bais Din and the court systems.

Services are free. Donations are welcome.

If you, or anyone you know, is struggling to receive your Get, call Esther Macner at 310-730-5282 or email her at info@getjewishdivorce.org. Strictly confidential.