Q&A: What do you think about the proposal to beat a get-refuser until he says, “I want to”?
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What do you think about the proposal to beat a get-refuser until he says, “I want to”?
Question
Rabbi Yosef Shilat’s proposal, following Maimonides, and Rabbi Kapach also acted this way when he served as a judge— in my opinion this is an excellent solution and would prevent 99% of the problems of get-refusal. What do you think?
Answer
I don’t know how much it would prevent, but I already wrote that I’m completely in favor.