But all of a sudden, when their names are publicized everywhere, and itвЂ™s not just their brother but about them, things get a lot more intense,вЂќ said a woman involved in the publicity campaign who preferred anonymity because she feared speaking out publicly might jeopardize WassermanвЂ™s get. вЂњIn the beginning, the siblings may think, ah, my brotherвЂ™s crazy, or IвЂ™m not getting involved, or itвЂ™s too political. The hope is that if the husbands arenвЂ™t sensitive to public pressure, maybe their families will be. Women in this community are posting about the plights of various agunot and their recalcitrant husbands on Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and on Jewish media websites, to shine a light on these so-called get-refusers. In the last two months, nearly a dozen Orthodox women have taken their cases public by using the online version of a billboard: social media. NechamaвЂ™s saga is not the only one being publicly aired. вЂњThe Talmud states that when a couple divorces, the altar that was in the Temple in Jerusalem, cries for them,вЂќ said Rabbi Meir Goldberg of the Meor Rutgers Jewish Xperience, a Jewish educational organization at Rutgers University.

Some would even call it a tragedy, particularly because in Judaism the home is the center of life. While divorce is not considered a sin, it is socially frowned upon. That itвЂ™s all a mistake and IвЂ™m going to come back.вЂќДЄbout 10% of US Jews identify as Orthodox, and their divorce rate is only about 10%.

HeвЂ™s not saying that IвЂ™m taking his money. In a 2019 interview with the podcast Halacha Headlines, Nechama Wasserman said: вЂњItвЂ™s mind-boggling, and itвЂ™s hard for people to understand. Women are posting about their recalcitrant husbands on Instagram, Facebook, Whatsapp and on Jewish media websites.

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