The Safed divorce case continues to stir up the world of law, but now it appears that the process of having lawmakers sign a 'call to arms' has been halted.
Since the ruling by members of the Safed court, according to which a husband hospitalized in a state of "seed" can be granted a divorce, and a woman is allowed to marry - a storm has erupted in the world of jurisprudence, with many jurisprudents attacking the ruling.
Even the Chief Rabbi Yosef, who refrained from stating that the ruling was incorrect, published a lengthy opinion in which he denied the "get zikui" permit in the case of Tzemach, which the Safed judges sought to rely on. However, he added that it is possible to find another permissible side.
Last month, senior figures in the world of law, led by the most senior and veteran member of the Beit Din, Rabbi Bo'aron, asked the Jewish judges to sign a letter stating that the permit was granted on a false basis, and that in fact the get is invalid and the woman is the wife of another man.
Rabbi Boaron even spoke out publicly, in an interview with the newspaper Yom Yom, against the kashrut of the get in Safed, and against the Av Beit Din of Safed, Rabbi Ariel Lavie, and claimed that one should not enter into a discussion with them at all - and "everything is null and void." Rabbi Boaron added that the late Rabbi Yosef opposed the appointment of Rabbi Lavie.
Following the interview, the secretary of the Grand Court, Rabbi Dichovsky, filed a complaint against Rabbi Boaron, claiming that he violated the law prohibiting judges and magistrates from giving interviews to the media.
At the same time, Haredim10 learned that despite efforts to get as many judges as possible to sign the 'call for papers', the process has been halted for the time being, and the letter is not expected to be published in the near future.
A source familiar with the details told Haredim10 that the reason for this is that dayim are afraid to sign such a letter while they are waiting to be selected for a dayim position by the dayim selection committee. The fear is that Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, who supports Rabbi Lavi for a seat on the Grand Court, could prevent the election of someone who signs against the Safed divorce, because he will be labeled as "strict.".
The source added that if, after the committee convenes in about two weeks, the names of the selected judges are published, the process will gain momentum again, after the concerns about the committee's decisions are removed.
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