ORA: Organization for the Resolution of Agunot

People often imagine agunah status as immediate or clear cut.

But long before a case becomes public, someone may already be waiting, hurting, and unsure what comes next.

ORA’s free and confidential helpline is here for men and women at every stage of the process, including the earliest and most uncertain ones.

Support doesn't have to wait.

For support: [email protected] | (844) 673-5463

Get-refusal does not happen in a vacuum.

For many agunot, it is part of a larger pattern of control, pressure, and coercion that existed throughout a marriage.

When a get is used to keep someone trapped, the harm is not only legal or halachic. It is deeply personal.

Understanding get-refusal as abuse helps us respond with the seriousness, compassion, and responsibility it deserves.

Agunah advocacy is happening all around the world.

Australia. South Africa. Israel. The UK. France. The US.

Because wherever there are Jewish communities, there are also people working to make sure no one is left trapped by get-refusal.

And what is even more powerful is when those organizations work together.

Cheirut brings together 14 organizations across 6 countries to help advocates share knowledge, coordinate strategy, and respond faster when get-refusal crosses borders.

Because when someone is caught between systems, a connected network can change everything.

This year, ORA gave more than 25 Agunah Prevention Initiative presentations to students, leaders, community members, and rabbis in schools and communities across the US and Israel! Prevention is the first step to ending get-abuse. To bring the API to your community, reach out to [email protected]

Early support can change the trajectory of a Jewish divorce.
Not every agunah case begins with an outright refusal. Sometimes it begins with delay, pressure, confusion, or the feeling that something is becoming harder to navigate.
ORA’s helpline has helped secure 148 gittin before those situations became agunah cases.
That matters for people currently in the divorce process.
And it matters for the friends, relatives, rabbis, kallah teachers, community leaders, and caring people who may be the first to hear that something does not feel right.
You do not have to wait until someone is stuck to help them find support.
ORA can help early.
And early can change everything.

Almost every day, someone reaches out to ORA for the first time.

Sometimes they are newly separated and don’t know what happens next. Sometimes they have been waiting years.
Sometimes they are afraid of what may happen next.
Sometimes they do not know where else to turn.

Every message is a real person asking for help, clarity, and a way forward.

ORA exists so that when someone reaches out for help, someone reaches back.

If you or someone you know is navigating get-refusal or concerned about becoming an agunah, ORA can help.

From candle lighting to havdallah, these five prompts will help prompt your meals with conversations worth having.

For and , the Halachic Prenup has been on the to-do list since they got engaged! With just a few weeks before their wedding, they’ve got Halachic Prenup checked it off ✅ taking a meaningful step to protect each other and build their future on a foundation of mutual respect and care.

Having a summer wedding? Make sure the Halachic Prenup is on your wedding to do list!

A get is not just a document.
For someone facing get-refusal or get-delay, the process can feel overwhelming, isolating, and impossible to navigate alone.
This week, another woman received her get.
Her words remind us why ORA’s work matters: advocacy, strategy, persistence, and emotional support can help turn a painful, exhausting process into a path forward.
We are grateful to have walked alongside her, and we remain committed to supporting every person who turns to ORA for help.

Get-refusal is more common, more complicated, and more preventable than many people realize.

It doesn't always look like two people actively fighting in beit din. More often, one person simply refuses to participate.

Agunot do not need to be “perfect victims” to deserve freedom. They may have complicated stories. They may have made mistakes. They still deserve their get.

And prevention is not theoretical. The Halachic Prenup is one of the most effective tools we have to help prevent get-refusal before it begins.

A healthier future is possible, but it won’t happen by itself.

It grows when caring communities have the clarity, tools, and commitment to support agunot with dignity and make agunah prevention a standard part of Jewish life.