The state rabbinical court system of Israel, holding exclusive jurisdiction, under the Rabbinical Courts Jurisdiction (Marriage and Divorce) Law 5713-1953, over the marriage and divorce of Jewish citizens and residents of Israel, which it decides by applying Torah law. The courts cannot dissolve a marriage themselves; under Jewish law a divorce requires the consensual delivery of a get (writ of divorce) by the husband and its consensual receipt by the wife, which the courts oversee and, since 1995, can compel through sanctions on a refusing spouse.
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Founding YearReligious courts for Jewish personal status operated in Palestine under the British Mandate from the 1920s; 1953 is the year the Rabbinical Courts Jurisdiction (Marriage and Divorce) Law gave the courts of the new State of Israel their current statutory, exclusive jurisdiction, which is the founding date comparative-law treatments of the modern system generally use. SeatJerusalem, seat of the Chief Rabbinate; a nationwide network of regional and district rabbinical courts sits across Israel. 1 Jurisdiction ScopeExclusive jurisdiction over the marriage and divorce of Jewish nationals and residents of Israel; Israeli law requires every Jewish marriage ceremony to be authorized by a rabbinical court. 1 Jurisdiction Scope
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Source Rabbinical Courts Jurisdiction (Marriage and Divorce) Law, 5713-1953, Israel
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1. Rabbinical Courts Jurisdiction (Marriage and Divorce) Law, 5713-1953, Israel
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