Q&A: A Murderer's Refusal to Grant a Get (Who Failed to Murder)
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A Murderer's Refusal to Grant a Get (Who Failed to Murder)
Question
Today I saw a news article saying that Aviad Moshe is now refusing to grant a get to Shira Isakov (after he already tried quite a few other bureaucratic tricks, like preventing medical treatment for their son).
What is the Rabbi's opinion on this? How should the religious court handle it?
Answer
Beat him until he dies.
Discussion on Answer
Who said anything about the state?
https://news.walla.co.il/item/3417031
And how does that fit with the Rabbi's positions on separating religion from the state? According to your approach, the state is not supposed to concern itself with what Jewish law says or what this or that religion's position is regarding marriage and divorce (just as in a Western country with a Catholic majority, the authorities and courts allow people to divorce and remarry without taking any interest at all in the Vatican's position on divorce). In several places it seems that this is the Rabbi's view, and you've also said it explicitly.