A More Balanced View of Divorce (Matthew 19:1-12)

A More Balanced View of Divorce (Matthew 19:1-12)Rabbi Dr. Joshua Brumbach April 25, 2026As we enter Elul, we're using this season of preparation to catch up on messages from the past few months, works we don't want anyone to miss before the High Holidays.What Does a More Balanced View of Divorce Actually Look Like?Rabbi Dr. Joshua Brumbach tackles a hard topic and pushes back on building a whole theology of divorce off a single verse. He looks beyond the well known passage in Matthew to what Deuteronomy says about protecting a wife from abuse, neglect, or abandonment, and makes the case that scripture was never meant to trap people in harmful relationships.For more information visit www. simchatyisrael.org