Storm: Hgrz"n Goldberg withdrew support of the get from Safed

Drama at Rabbinical Court of Safed: Rabbi Zalman Nehemiah Goldberg, a senior rabbinical judge, withdrew his support from a possible precedent-setting ruling in the Court of Safed , which allowed a woman to remarry after her husband is in a coma and was defined as 'not simple'. This was reported by journalist Yair Ettinger website Haaretz.

Hgrz"n was one of the pillars on which was based the judgment of the Court of Safed, which can last as published in Behadrey Haredim roused the fury of Hagaon Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch of the Eideh Haredi, and caused wide debate raging in the world of rabbinical jurisdiction.

The letter , dated 1st of Iyar, said : "Since publication of tthe judgment of the Court of Safed to the permit to alolow a divorce since the husband unconscious and took action and can get married by the court , I hereby announce that in fact things were not said . Such a get must not be done at all and I do not agree that my name be written on the matter. "

The letter was not written in the handwriting of Hgrz"n, but the signature is his signature and also confirmed by associates.

Composition of rabbinical judges in Safed, led by the Rabbi Uriel Lavi gave divorce to the woman, a resident of the North, whose husband was in a serious accident and has been hospitalized in a coma. Doctors said that due to severe head injury, and the inability to communicate with him, there is no way he will get well again.

Judgment published only a week and a half ago, was the talk of the rabbinical courts around the world, and among Jewish Law Experts Academy. According to the content of the judgment, they sent in the question about it to Harav Ovadia Yosef zt"l, sometime before his death, but he didn’t manage to read the document.

His son Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef refused the request of Rabbi Lavi to join the judgment. Following this, the judges turned to Hgrz"n Goldberg, and asked his opinion. According to sources close to the court, Hgrz"n added after reading the judgment of the Rabbi Lavi the following line: "He was a very true and I agree with the opinion to allow the particular case before us." Apparently, joining Rabbi Goldberg is that given by the publication tailwind sensational verdict.

But denial of Hgrz"n , is now devouring the cards . Reportedly associates claim he recanted for two reasons. First, the judges from Safed did not keep their obligations, have much more information in a proper rabbinical status to join and sign the judgment, in addition, is placed Conditions precedent-setting ruling will not be published for fear is caught in public precedent and open a Pandora's box requesting to dock to allow more to be released the same procedure, this unique case when it is not applied to other cases.

Court officials in Safed, arenot scared by the denial and claim that the support of Rabbi Goldberg on the judgment is valid and firmer than a letter issued from him by force. "

Ettinger brings the Attorney Batya Kahana – Dror's response, Executive Director of "Dead End" represented the woman, said: "For us there is no disputing the ruling came from an official law in Israel. Woman can marry wherever she wants."

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