Gittin (Jewish Divorce)
To open a Get file at the Bais HaVaad Rabbinical Court, Familial Services division, please call the Bais Din at .
The Bais HaVaad arranges Jewish divorces through the Get process. The Bais Din ensures that the Get procedure is carried out in a sensitive and caring manner, respects the dignity of all participants in the process and adheres to the highest standards of Jewish law to ensure the universal acceptance of Gittin administered under its auspices. The Bais Din also takes an active role in resolving cases involving spouses who refuse or are reluctant to deliver or receive a Get.
SENSITIVITY
The Bais HaVaad is careful to treat every person with sensitivity and compassion, and tries to make the Get proceeding as smooth and as comfortable as possible for the participating parties. Participants are also free to bring a friend to accompany them during the Get proceeding.
A standard get procedure is non-adversarial and does not involve litigation. If necessary, the Get process can be arranged in a manner that does not require the husband and wife to appear together. …show more content…
It takes approximately 90 minutes. The officiating rabbi asks the parties some standard questions to ascertain their names (since the Get document must accurately identify the parties) and their desire to proceed with the Get process. The Get is written by a scribe and signed by two authorized witnesses. The husband then presents the get to the wife in the presence of the witnesses, thus effecting the divorce under Jewish law. Once the Get has been received by the wife, the Get parchment is cut by the supervising rabbi and it is retained in the Bais Din files. The Bais Din issues a certificate (the ptur) to each party, generally after the civil divorce is finalized, indicating that a Get has been given and accepted and that each party is free to
To open a Get file at the Bais HaVaad Rabbinical Court, Familial Services division, please call the Bais Din at .
The Bais HaVaad arranges Jewish divorces through the Get process. The Bais Din ensures that the Get procedure is carried out in a sensitive and caring manner, respects the dignity of all participants in the process and adheres to the highest standards of Jewish law to ensure the universal acceptance of Gittin administered under its auspices. The Bais Din also takes an active role in resolving cases involving spouses who refuse or are reluctant to deliver or receive a Get.
SENSITIVITY
The Bais HaVaad is careful to treat every person with sensitivity and compassion, and tries to make the Get proceeding as smooth and as comfortable as possible for the participating parties. Participants are also free to bring a friend to accompany them during the Get proceeding.
A standard get procedure is non-adversarial and does not involve litigation. If necessary, the Get process can be arranged in a manner that does not require the husband and wife to appear together. …show more content…
It takes approximately 90 minutes. The officiating rabbi asks the parties some standard questions to ascertain their names (since the Get document must accurately identify the parties) and their desire to proceed with the Get process. The Get is written by a scribe and signed by two authorized witnesses. The husband then presents the get to the wife in the presence of the witnesses, thus effecting the divorce under Jewish law. Once the Get has been received by the wife, the Get parchment is cut by the supervising rabbi and it is retained in the Bais Din files. The Bais Din issues a certificate (the ptur) to each party, generally after the civil divorce is finalized, indicating that a Get has been given and accepted and that each party is free to