By Rabbi Dovid E.
Eidensohn
I received a call from a prominent
Gittin personality who told me the following: One, the Rabbis Kaminetskys and Rabbi
Greenblatt are not the only ones who make remarriages without a GET. There are
others with positions in various Beth Dins. But the vast majority of Haredi
rabbis and even Modern Orthodox rabbis
disagree. Therefore, this guarantees that from these “remarried” women
will come children considered to be mamzerim or at least doubtful mamzerim. And
who would want to marry somebody who may be a mamzer? And if a child has even
laaz, a whispering that he may be a mamzer, who would marry him?
Another thing this rabbi told me
was the following: A woman remarried
without a GET. Somebody asked her why she did not fear that people will
denigrate her or her children as adulterers and mamzerim? She replied, “I know
ladies who remarried without a GET and they live in peace. I, too, will live in
peace.”
Well, Tamar Epstein Friedman will
not have this luxury, no fault of her own. She only does what her rabbis the
Kaminetskys tell her. But such a pity on her new children. Everyone knows that
they are mamzerim or at best doubtful mamzerim, who are also forbidden in
marriage. But we have to be aware of the two things this rabbi told me. One,
there are rabbis with positions in Beth Dins who permit remarriage without a GET. And there are people among us
remarried without a GET who are having children, and nobody is aware of the
problem. These children are part of our
community and nobody suspects any problems. Maybe it is time to teach people to
suspect problems.
There are those who are trying to
organize a response to this problem on the national or international level. I
wish them success. Personally, I have no hope for this at this time. I am
looking for something else, a small group of people who follow the Shulchan
Aruch Even Hoezer and the Poskim. I am now talking to people who want to do
something in response to the Tamar
outrage. It is a person here and a person there, but since so many people are
good and angry, the number will grow. And when it reaches a certain level, it
will become strong and able to influence a lot of people.
I want to distribute flyers about
these problems to make people aware of the halochose. I want to speak in
different areas to educate and inspire as many people as possible. And I want
to produce educational materials to teach people the halochose with some depth.
If you want to get involved or help
out in this cause, please contact me Rabbi Dovid E. Eidensohn at 845-578-1917
or eidensohnd@gmail.com .
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