Shachar Luz has been separated from his wife Ilana since December 2021. The couple's civil divorce was finalized in September 2024.

 

Shachar has been refusing to give his wife a get, leaving her an agunah. Get-refusal is domestic abuse.

 

A seruv (order of contempt) was issued against Shachar from the Beth Din of America.

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• To see the seruv (order of contempt) issued against Shachar, please click here.

• To read a letter issued by the Chicago Rabbinical Council endorsing the seruv from the Beth Din of America and encouraging distancing measures against Shachar, please click here.

• To read the letter issued by The Association of Chabad Rabonim of Illinois and signed by rabonim from the Crown Heights Beis Din, please click here.

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