In this seminar, we will go deeper in the Jewish divorce process and explain some of the key systems and structures that impact the get process. Learn more about the beit din (religious court) system and how it works, the intersection of the civil and religious divorce systems, and tips and cautions on effective communal advocacy.
[Click here to watch Jewish Divorce & Domestic Abuse 101 from February 2022.]
Keshet Starr, Esq., is an attorney, author, and advocate for Jewish women. As CEO of the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot (ORA), Keshet oversees activism and prevention initiatives addressing the agunah (Jewish divorce denial) crisis. Keshet has written for outlets such as Haaretz, The Forward, and academic journals and speaks internationally on abuse and the intersection of civil and religious legal systems. A University of Pennsylvania Law School graduate, Keshet lives with her husband and four children. She was named one of The Jewish Week’s 36 Under 36.