Aharon Friedman, Capitol Hill Staffer Who Won't Grant Wife Jewish Divorce

It sounds as though a "get" is only of importance if the divorced women is insistent on marrying another Jew second time around. If this is the case then this is not a matter for goyim. I think this article or problem need not trouble the secular world.

Women often get custody of the children and fathers are left holding the bag. Children need both parents and when a mother moves away with the child, she is asking for conflict. I hope this couple moves towards forgiveness and compassion, for each other and their daughter, whose best interests are forgotten when parents fight.

Yes she can have a life, turn this intolerable situation by a religion, into
a life where she can marry, have children. That is leave that religion for
another that is a little more tolerant. There is large number of them that do
not restrict a persons rights under the law.

Grant the meshugah huzband his own designed scheduled visitation on condition he sign off on the "get"

This reminds me of the Sopranos in the very beginning (3rd episode) where the only way the wife got her divorce was by Tony offering the divorce or cutting off the husbands penis. He choose to keep what was left of his manhood. Stupid Seed..

The author of this article clearly did a very poor job in researching the Orthodox view of the Agunah. All one has to do is a simple Google search to find many orthodox organizations that's sole purpose is to help women in this situation. An agunah is very rare in the orthodox community, and it appears in this case she has not even tried to deal with this matter in Jewish court. In addition as many of the comments have mentioned if this case was brought to a legitimate Jewish court and the husband refused to give his wife a Jewish divorce, he would be excommunicated from the community. Many orthodox Jewish newspapers such as the largest weekly orthodox paper the Jewish Press has a column devoted to helping women receive their get as well as list to publicly humiliate men who do not agree to give a divorce against the Jewish court. Orthodox organizations have actually helped to pass a law in New York to deal with women in this predicament. Failure to mention any of this is in my opinion worse then negligent but rather shows the blatant bias of the author.

Neither party seems to be thinking about their child. If he chooses not to see his child, because of the Sabbath than that is the choice he is making. I also agree that she is divorced legally and he is not “legally” obligated to provide her with a get. She is making the choice, for reasons most people understand, to not move on. This situation should not be compared to how women are treated in the Middle East. To make the comparison is absurd. It’s like comparing The United States to Afghanistan. THERE IS NO COMPARISON! There is a story here, but not the one advertised. The headline should read Women refuses to move despite being an American and legally divorced in her home state. It should also say father makes no time for his child do to his religious obligations. The real victim is their daughter who is being used as a pawn.

there is religion and there is secular law, and never the twain shall meet.

There is no room for this kind of attitude, regardless of religious orientation, in the United States of America. If he wishes to return to Israel - be my guest. He needs to lose his job within the halls of our Congress which grants freedom to all. Except for Gays - they don't seem to have the same rights the rest of us enjoy either.
It's all so tiring. Unfairness is a terrible thing in ANY society.

This is directed to Rabbi Herzfeld.
You do not understand God. God controls our world. He is control of everything and to say he will not return because of a agunah is absurbed. He will return when he feels Israel is threatened and in danger. Like all you Jews and people in general never believed Jesus is the Messiah, never know him and you all will go to the wrath of God. You think that hell is living here you have no idea what hell is like. God plans to return in a vengence. I have never know God in that way. I myself are certainly glad that I am a completed Jew as a reborn Christian. The sinning will be gone when you see His lovely face, if you believe in the Lord and know that he came here and died for our sins on the cross.