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Audio: Women Chained by Husbands10/4/2009 10:12:00 PMA7 Radio's "Walter's World" with Walter Bingham
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 and  .A Walter’s World two hour special investigation into the ongoing painful debate around Jewish divorce. The leading Rabbinical Court of Jerusalem claims that Halacha,Jewish Law restricts their powers to grant a divorce to a woman against her husbands will, because he has an indisputable right to veto; so she has to remain chained until his conditions, sometimes of blackmail, are met. Women’s organizations on the other hand argue that Halacha does allow overriding a husband’s recalcitrance. What next? Hear a Rabbi’s view, and that of a trained orthodox woman Lawyer’s suggested solution. Also: listen to the illuminating story of a chained woman.
Walter Bingham is a veteran investigative journalist from London now living in Jerusalem. He holds post graduate degrees in politics and philosophy and hosts Walter’s World, an audio magazine dealing with human interest stories from Israel and the Jewish world. It is aired live every Sunday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Israel time on Israel National Radio and archived to be available on demand. Walter can be contacted at walter@israelnationalradio.com. INR Latest Shows >>
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