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Organization to Host Weekend for Frum Divorcees

Frum Divorce, an organization dedicated to helping Orthodox-Jewish divorcees and their children with the struggles of family break-up, announced that they will be hosting Focus on the Family Weekend, bringing Frum divorcees and their children together for an inspiring Shabbos for the first time ever.

The event will take place from Friday, February 14 to Sunday, February 16, 2014 at the Renaissance Hotel in Westchester, NY. The weekend will feature luxurious Five-Star accommodations and delicious food. An amazing children’s program, including babysitting, will also be provided.

Frum Divorce was formed two years ago to support Orthodox Jews going through the difficult process of divorce, responding to the needs of the Frum world that has seen divorce rise to epic proportions. Over the past two years it has run dozens of events, featuring speakers of great renown, such as Dr. David Pelkovitz, Dr. Edward Farber, Rabbi Peysach Krohn, Rabbi Y.Y. Rubinstein and others. Today it has over 1,000 members, and its events are consistently sold out.

The concept of the weekend was designed as an opportunity to give people who have been through so much difficulty, heartache, and sadness the chance to spiritually rejuvenate. This weekend is an opportunity to realize that life is not over, and a divorce is not the end, but rather can be a new beginning.

Frum Divorce has put together a first class list of speakers for the event, including Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, who will headline the event, as well as Rabbi Peysach Krohn, Rabbi Y.Y. Rubinstein, Dr. Faigy Zakheim, PhD. and Dr. Edward Farber, PhD. It will also feature well known facilitator and Shadchan Mrs. Baila Sebrow. In addition, Frum Divorce is delighted and honored to welcome Mrs. Naomi Mauer, who will chair the weekend and address the participants.

The prerequisite for attending t event is having given or received a Get. While Frum Divorce understands that many people’s situations are complex, they need to ensure that it is the standard that’s adhered to.

All those involved in Frum Divorce are volunteers; they do their work as a mission of love, and are dedicated to the fulfillment of the organization’s goal.

In order for divorced people to be good parents, they need to have sprinklings of joy and happiness in their lives. Coming to such a weekend will enable them to rejuvenate their lives, and return energized and inspired to be better people.

Please visit www.frumdivorce.org for more information.

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4 Comments

  • Great Dane

    Terrible picture! Why is the child separated from her father? Children deserve the right to have both parents, even though the parents divorce.

  • to #2

    Some marriages had no glue- there was no relationship and so there was nothing to save. I heard this about my own marriage from a frum marital counselor, who is well known in the Bais Yaakov community, Mrs. Sara Grazovsky.
    Stop being so naive.

    • MLC

      Choosing a therapist simply because they’re “frum” is a big mistake — Just because someone supposedly knows Torah doesn’t mean they’re qualified as mental health professionals. In fact, I’ve found the inverse to be more accurate. I don’t know Mrs. Grazovsky but since your premise for seeing her was flawed it’s likely that whatever she said was filtered through this clouded perspective.

      To be sure, if Hashem wanted two Jewish people to be married to each other there was some kind of a relationship. Whether or not it was nurtured and made viable is an entirely separate matter. I’d be shocked and saddened if a frum therapist told you otherwise since this is the basis for their professional work.