http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/03/01/327/ Danya Ruttenberg's website Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:08:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/03/01/327/#comment-661 rebecca Wed, 01 Mar 2006 12:09:35 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/03/01/327/#comment-661 I was at the "atzeret" last night. I was very impressed that it was pulled off by a bunch of kids who had been inspired by watching "mekudeshet". Lots of big names speakers, ranging from amazing to somewhat less so, but too many-- it went on too long. A couple politicians started shamelessly camaigning from the podium, and got yelled at by the audience. Highlights-- Sari Diskin (haredit; former aguna); Rachel Azaria (?) head of mavoi satum spoke incredibly well about how the courts CAN be shut down and replaced if enough pressure b/c that happened w/ conversion courts . Other potential solutions included changing division of property laws so couldn't be tied to a "get"; withholding gov't stipends to recalcitrant husbands, gov't assistance to agunot so wouldn't be so vulnerable to blackmail, use of annulment, actually using current laws punishing husbands, etc. When it had pretty much degenerated into a youth group re-union/concert, I left. I was at the “atzeret” last night. I was very impressed that it was pulled off by a bunch of kids who had been inspired by watching “mekudeshet”.
Lots of big names speakers, ranging from amazing to somewhat less so, but too many– it went on too long. A couple politicians started shamelessly camaigning from the podium, and got yelled at by the audience.
Highlights– Sari Diskin (haredit; former aguna); Rachel Azaria (?) head of mavoi satum spoke incredibly well about how the courts CAN be shut down and replaced if enough pressure b/c that happened w/ conversion courts .
Other potential solutions included changing division of property laws so couldn’t be tied to a “get”; withholding gov’t stipends to recalcitrant husbands, gov’t assistance to agunot so wouldn’t be so vulnerable to blackmail, use of annulment, actually using current laws punishing husbands, etc.
When it had pretty much degenerated into a youth group re-union/concert, I left.

]]> http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/03/01/327/#comment-660 Uri Cohen Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:37:26 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/03/01/327/#comment-660 Feel better! Sorry -- refuah shelemah! Feel better! Sorry — refuah shelemah!

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