Getting Free
Getting Free
International Beit Din
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29 minutes Posted Mar 29, 2026 at 5:05 am.
] What to do if someone you know is experiencing coercive control
] How to intervene if you see red flags
] How to help a friend considering escaping from their abusive husband
] How to help a community member who’s fled their marriage
] Ways to address gett refusal and domestic abuse on a community level
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You’ve heard the women’s stories. Now what? You don’t have to be an expert or a superhero.
Rabbi Barry Dolinger, executive director of the International Beit Din, and Anna Cable, a social worker and trauma expert, offer some concrete advice. Change is possible.
 
 
In This Episode
How to offer support to someone in a coercive relationship
What to do when a friend is trying to escape an abusive marriage
Ways to address domestic abuse in the Jewish community
The role of public actions in influencing gett refusers
How to hold Batei Din accountable
Overview of the work of the International Beit Din
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