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- EIN 81-0582070
- info@getora.org
- (212) 795-0791
- 551 W 181st St Ste 123 New York NY 10033 USA
- www.getora.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Civil Rights, Crime & Law, Dispute Resolution & Mediation, Domestic Violence, Judaism, Religion, Spouse Abuse Prevention, Women, Womens Rights
Mission: The Organization for the Resolution of Agunot (ORA) seeks to eliminate abuse from the Jewish divorce process. ORA works within the parameters of Jewish law and civil law to advocate for the timely and unconditional issuance of a get. ORA believes that the protracted refusal to issue or receive a get is a form of domestic abuse which must never be tolerated. ORA seeks to foster a Jewish community in which a get is never used as a weapon. ORA pursues its mission through agunah case advocacy, early intervention programs, and educational initiatives for agunah prevention.
Results: ORA has helped free over 325 Agunot (chained women whose husbands have refused to grant the Jewish divorce). ORA's helpline has fielded over 1300 inquiries for assistance in the Jewish divorce process. ORA has educated thousands of students, community members, and community leaders about domestic abuse, Get-refusal, and the Halachic (Jewish) Prenuptial Agreement.
Target demographics: Individuals navigating the Jewish divorce process and Agunot (victims of Get-refusal)
Direct beneficiaries per year: 70 Agunot (victims of Get-refusal), 300 helpline callers, and 1000 programming attendees
Geographic areas served: United States and Worldwide
Programs: Agunah Advocacy - assist individuals who have been denied a Jewish religious divorce by advocating for a timely and unconditional issuance and receipt of a Get (Jewish writ of divorce) within the parameters of Jewish and civil law.
Educational Programming - conduct educational programs and initiatives in schools, colleges, synagouges and community forums to educate participants about Jewish divorce refusal, domestic abuse, and the Jewish prenuptial agreement for the prevention of Get-refusal.
One Step Forward Helpline - operate a Jewish divorce resource phone line for anyone in the Jewish community contemplating or going through divorce, proving hundreds of callers with critical information, strategic guidance, and emotional support as well as connecting callers with a wide range of legal, social and other resources.