Are they free?

Julia, Melissa, Amit, Alla, and Helen continue their stories. How do they get out? We walk through all of the strategies and reveal what works – or doesn’t – for each of them.

In This Episode

• An anonymous agunah shares her experience when her husband was shamed publicly.
• Amit turns to advocate Adina Sash, aka Flatbush Girl, for help getting her gett.
• A beit din in Israel gets creative to convince Helen’s husband to give a gett.
• Melissa discovers her husband’s deception, and pursues a heter.
• Julia comes to the International Beit Din for help.

Key Moments

• [00:02:50] Emily explains the impact that public shaming had on her family.
• [00:04:30] Amit turns to advocate Adina Sash for help.
• [00:10:39] A beit din gets creative to help Helen.
• [00:16:02] Melissa discovers her husband’s past.
• [00:21:04] The IBD’s mission isn’t to help women remarry, it’s to help them heal from abuse and trauma.
• [00:24:38] Julia comes to the International Beit Din for help.

Learn more, access resources, and read the full transcript at https://www.internationalbeitdin.org/gettingfree/.

If you or someone you know is being denied a gett, confidential support is available at https://www.internationalbeitdin.org/get-help/