ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
The publication and distribution of the Guide to Jewish Divorce and the Beit Din System would not have been possible without the generous support of the Altria Group, Inc.
We thank all the dayyanim who contributed to the information contained in the Guide and verified the halakhic content.
We are grateful to the rabbis and administrators of the batei din who graciously consented to be interviewed by members of the Beit Din Comparison Committee.
We owe a debt of gratitude to the following for their participation in the development of the Guide:
Susan Alter, Sarah Antine, Nissan Antine, Robin Bodner, Rochel Cheifetz, Lynn Cohen, Carolyn Hochstadter Dicker, Rabbi Mark Dratch, Rachel Dulitz, Shayna B Finman, Leah Gniwesch, Edwin Goldstein, Joy Goodman, Stanley Goodman, Blu Greenberg, Abbie Greenberg, Rivka Haut, Deborah Karp, Beth Kolevzon, Peter Kolevzon, Rose Landowne, Batya S. Levin, Rachel Levmore, Sarah Mendlovitz, Dina Najman-Licht, Carole Oshinsky, Pam Scheininger, Audrey Trachtman, and Zvi Zohar.
JOFA AGUNAH TASK FORCE:
Susan Alter, Susan Aranoff, Giti Bendheim, Robin Bodner, Tova Bulow, Rochelle Cheifetz, Judy Feder, Michael Feldstein, Shayna B Finman, Edwin Goldstein, Joy Goodman, Stanley Goodman, Rivka Haut, Fanya Gottesfeld Heller, Alvin Hellerstein, Milton Kain, Ruth Kobrin, Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin, Beth Kolevzon, Joan Sadinoff Katz, Rose Landowne, Alexandra Leichter, Batya Levin, Esther Macner, Naomi Mauer, Dina Najman Licht, Carole Oshinsky, Gabby Propp, Pam Scheininger, Audrey Trachtman, and Henna White.
WE WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS GUIDE, PLEASE EMAIL US AT agunah@jofa.org. ALL INQUIRIES ARE CONFIDENTIAL.
DISCLAIMER
This Guidebook is solely for informational purposes.
This guidebook is not intended to replace consultation with a rabbi or an attorney, nor is it intended to give legal or halakhic advice.
JOFA does not assume any responsibility for actions taken by any person as a result of information in this Guidebook.
The inclusion of a beit din in the Comparison Grid does not constitute and should not be viewed as an endorsement by JOFA.
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The Guide to Jewish Divorce and the Beit Din System includes the following sections:
