TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - The meaning of choosing a spouse among ultra-Orthodox Jewish women who found themselves in a violent relationship
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Band-Winterstein, Tova
A1  - Tuito, Ilanit
SP  - 727
EP  - 744
VL  - 24
IS  - 6
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801217722236
ID  - ref1
ER  -