Although some in the media may tell you otherwise, if you are in the United States illegally you are protected by U.S. laws, including the Constitution. This is true whether you have entered illegally or have overstayed your visa. Especially now, it is important you know your legal rights....
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Outlaw Rabbis Using Torture to Get Get Get Arrested
Rabbi Martin Wolmark, 57, an orthodox rabbi from Monsey, New York has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his part in a ring that used coercion and torture in order to get Jewish men to agree to a religions divorce. The ring, which included Rabbi Mendel Espstein of Brooklyn were...
Marriage Equality is Now the Law Throughout the United States
Thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on June 26, 2015, in the matter of Obergefell v. Hodges, same sex couples now have the right to marry throughout the United States. Further, every state must also recognize the same sex marriages performed in other states. The right for same sex couples to...
Life after Divorce
From my own personal experience, there is nothing more satisfying than a good marriage. However, if your marriage isn’t satisfying, and you have already tried unsuccessfully to save your relationship with your spouse, divorce may provide you with freedom and the opportunity for a happier life. It...
Man Refuses to Give His Wife Religious Divorce Marries Another
Meir Kin divorced his wife in California, however he refused to give his wife a religious divorce; which in the Jewish religion is known as a get. A woman that was married in a Jewish religious ceremony can’t remarry in the religion unless she is given the get. This is essential to an observant...