How you can help

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

Key Moments

• [00:01:46] What to do if someone you know is experiencing coercive control
• [00:05:18] How to intervene if you see red flags
• [00:07:07] How to help a friend considering escaping from their abusive husband
• [00:09:24] How to help a community member who’s fled their marriage
• [00:16:48] Ways to address gett refusal and domestic abuse on a community level

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/