Citation

Band-Winterstein T, Tuito I. Violence Against Women 2018; 24(6): 727-744.

Affiliation

University of Haifa, Israel.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801217722236

PMID

29332513

Abstract

This research note addresses how ultra-Orthodox Jewish women in Israel coping with intimate partner violence experienced the spouse selection process. In-depth semistructured qualitative-phenomenological interviews were conducted with 17 women. Four major themes emerged: (a) "The matchmaker seemingly fell asleep on her watch"; (b) The parents' mistakes; (c) "The rabbi told me to jump into the water. Now he should hand me the paddles to get out!" The rabbi's role; and (d) "That's it. . . I follow it blindly": The system. The findings add to the professional knowledge about violent partnerships in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Israel.

Language: en

Keywords

intimate partner violence; qualitative research; ultra-Orthodox Jews