Chief Rabbi of Israel and President of the Great Rabbinical Court, Rabbi David Yosef, successfully facilitated a divorce for a woman whose husband had refused to grant her a get for approximately 12 years, during his current visit to Argentina.
Rabbi Yosef was approached by local Jewish community rabbis seeking his intervention. Despite a tightly packed official schedule, he postponed a planned ceremonial visit to meet directly with the recalcitrant husband.
The rabbi spent several hours in intensive discussion, personally urging the husband to grant the divorce. His aides, recognizing the meeting was extending beyond the planned time, adjusted the rest of his itinerary to allow the critical conversation to continue.
By the following day, the husband relented. A sofer (scribe) was summoned, and the get was formally given, freeing the woman from her decades-long agunah status. Rabbi Yosef returned the next day to meet the husband again, offering guidance and blessings. Sources described the event as a “miracle and heavenly assistance” (nes ve-siyata dishmaya), highlighting the rabbi’s personal dedication.
Ynet News reports that this case reflects Rabbi Yosef’s ongoing approach as President of the Great Rabbinical Court, emphasizing personal negotiation and hands-on involvement to combat the phenomenon of agunot and secure freedom for women trapped in forced marriages.
Rabbi Yosef has a history of personally resolving high-profile cases, including traveling to prisons to persuade husbands to grant divorces or attending court sessions unexpectedly to confront abusive refusers, consistently achieving successful outcomes for agunahs.
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Have you tried to get the good rabbi in the same room as Lonna’s adversary?
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