A French man who refused to grant his wife a get (Jewish divorce document) for three years was caught recently, while in the company of a call girl in Israel. He was turned over to the Rabbinical Court thanks to the testimony of the Jewish community rabbi in Lyon, his hometown.
After being located in a hotel in the Dead Sea and being served with a stay of exit order, the man agreed to the divorce.
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25 years after leaving his wife, get refuser found in Uruguay – as a priest
Woman finally released from her marriage after private investigators locate her husband, who abandoned her and their two daughters in Israel without any money decades ago, in a remote South American village.
For three years, Rabbi Yihye Tubul had tried to convince his community member to release his wife from the failed marriage, but to no avail. The man refused to cooperate with the court led by the rabbi from Lyon, and did not show up for its hearings. In the meantime, he was spotted hanging out with women, leaving his wife chained to the marriage.
Tubul recently learned that the man was planning a vacation in a Dead Sea hotel with one of his escort girls. Although the divorce case is not being discussed in Israel, the rabbi informed the Rabbinical Courts Administration and asked if local religious judges could help.
Read the full story at YNET NEWS, by Kobi Nachshoni
