'Free Adeena.' Rally held in Monsey in support for woman to get religious divorce document
Supporters say a petition to "Free Adeena" has generated more than 500 signatures.
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A religious community in Monsey is demanding cultural and religious changes in the traditions that dictate women's rights in marriage and divorce.
Demonstrators in an Hasidic community in Monsey took to the streets on Sunday to support of Adeena Kohn. She is a woman who has reportedly been denied a get, which is a religious divorce document.
"In this situation, Adeena Kohn is waiting five years [for a divorce]. They have not lived together in five years. If she does not have her religious divorce, that means she is not free to date other people, she's not allowed to form a relationship with other people, she cannot get married. And what it does, it promotes within the community a sense that women are property, a sense that women need final approval from their husbands to protect themselves or to protect their own children...And we're here today to stand with all agunahs and to protect them and to let everyone know that we will not stand by silently while their rights are abused," said protest organizer Adina Sash.
Supporters say a petition to "Free Adeena" has generated more than 500 signatures.
