Depression in the matchbox

Devyn 2022-12-11 23:20:27

The Israeli movie "The Lawsuit" (GETT). Tells about the problem that women have no rights in religious divorce courts.

In fact, this is not the case with Israel, it is the case with Jews all over the world. This American Life also talked about this that day. If Jewish women in the United States want their husbands to admit that they have freedom in the religious court, it all depends on who the husband is. There are still so many prudent men in this world, even if the actual marriage relationship has long ceased to exist, they still do not give women this freedom. It's probably not uncommon for this kind of pleasure to pinch people's lives in their own hands and quietly and tenderly inflict women's torment.

However, if it was just such a straightforward feminist story, it would not be an Israeli movie. In the movie, the male protagonist really loves the female protagonist, but it is not good at expressing. There is no major production of the movie, and there is no location. In a very limited space, several actors are not thin yet, but they are very good at acting depressively, depressing in their respective positions, depressed until I see half of them and want to put the man in the toilet quickly.

Fortunately, this kind of religious court approval only works in religious communities. If a divorced Jewish woman has to remarry to a Jewish believer, she will not be bound by this. It may be difficult for non-believers to understand why she can't stop with the approval of the secular court, and must ask for the divorce paper from the religious court. Religious devotion is only one of them. The other problem is that the Jewish religious community provides members with a very important social protection network. There are many rules. But if you are obedient, your life will not be worthless even if you are not rich, and there are surrounding surroundings. The neighbours are taking care of it. Breaking away from this net is equivalent to releasing the animals that have been fed for a long time to nature. Learning to survive is a big challenge. Many women who grew up in the homes of devout believers will not easily get out of the shackles of religious courts, or have never thought of doing so.

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  • Viviane Amsalem: Why are you making me run around in circles? Why, Your Honor? Why? Why have I come in and out for years now and nothing's changed? Why? You can't force him to divorce nor to appear, and you can't this or that, and what about me? When will you see me? When I'm too exhausted to stand before you? When? If it were up to you, it could go on for 10 years. I could drop dead in front of you and all you'd see was him! But nobody is above the law. There's a God and there's justice and He'll judge you as you judge me. Mercilessly. You don't care about me!