(14) Mamzerim, Part 2

In this follow-up episode, Rivkah unpacks the legal system that enforces mamzerut in Israel—how laws and state policies conspire to erase biological fathers, deny children their rights, and deepen the pain of already vulnerable families. Through real stories, she exposes the hidden costs of preserving religious fictions at the expense of justice. Justice Unbound is made possible by the generous support of the Gimprich Family Foundation. Mentioned in this episode: Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, “‘That which is crooked cannot be made straight’: Mamzerim in the Israeli Legal System” in Mamzerim: Labeled and Erased, edited by Emily D. Bilski and Nurit Jacobs-Yinon