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In the last years, we’ve witnessed an ominous escalation in domestic strife. Divorce statistics have soared worldwide, and while they remain relatively low in the Orthodox sector, the numbers are unfortunately on the rise.
The global degeneration of values is expressed in numerous social stigmas that impact not only the divorced couple themselves, but also their children and extended families. It is sad, but painfully true that divorcés and divorcees, as well as their children, are regarded particularly low on the shidduch totem pole, even when the divorce occurs shortly after the marriage, a phenomenon which is tragically becoming more and more prevalent.
Many couples who suffer unhappy marriages choose to remain officially married due to personal or family considerations, chief among them their children and the negative stigma that charedi society attaches to divorce. In such cases, not only the warring spouses, but also the children, suffer deep trauma as a result of their parents’ misery and frequent clashes. Many kids-at-risk tragically reach the breaking point because of the tremulous, unhealthy situation at home which impacts not only their spiritual and emotional health, but also their chinuch.
On the other end of the spectrum are couples who choose to divorce, a decision with cataclysmic, long-term effects on the children that is almost always characterized by hostility, aggression and continual friction.
How can we help?
Pele Yoetz’s Shalom Bayis Department has stepped in to prevent hundreds of couples on the brink of divorce from taking that fateful step and led them on a gradual, but rewarding road to rediscovering domestic harmony. In situations when divorce is unavoidable, we help smooth out the process, bridge gaps, work through emotions of anger, hurt and betrayal, and thus enable both parties to rehabilitate and start a new chapter of life.
Under the esteemed guidance of Pele Yoetz’s Nasi Hagaon Harav Dovid Levy shlit”a, our counselors endeavor indefatigably to mediate between warring couples and restore domestic harmony while minimizing tension, fostering positive communication, and seeking solutions that benefit both parties and reduce the negative effects and trauma suffered by their children.
In numerous cases, Pele Yoetz’s faculty has mediated between couples in situations of strife or engaged psychologists and marital counselors who saved dozens of families from dissolution while rehabilitating their marital relationship and priming the spouses for a better, healthier, happier future together. Simultaneously, we protect their children from spiritual decline and can preserve their positive relationship with their parents.
As said, when there is no alternative, and in the extreme cases when all attempts to help the couple bridge their differences and discover love and harmony fail, Pele Yoetz’s counselors escort the couple through the excruciating process of divorce, help them meet their destiny in a positive frame of mind, and equip them with the tools, skills, emotional skills and fortitude to succeed in future relationships.
As an integral part of our efforts, Pele Yoetz’s Shalom Bayis Department sponsors lectures and hosts seminars on a wide range of topics in shalom bayis with the goal of enhancing marriages and infusing them with vitality and meaning. In the past years, Pele Yoetz’s Publishing Institute has printed dozens of booklets and publications on topics of shalom bayis, along with the popularly-received Shalom V’reus based on the lectures and writings of Hagaon Harav Dovid Levy shlit”a. The sefer was enthusiastically received by readers, many whom replied with positive feedback regarding the eye-opening content that contributed greatly to their marriages and personal lives.