I caught my wife writing a love letter to a man. I snatched it from her and won’t give it back. If the rabbinical court sees it, will it be grounds for divorce ?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 13 June, 2022If the love letter is submitted to the rabbinical court as evidence and it is satisfied that it is genuine i.e. was written by the wife, and that , on the basis of its contents, she was having intimate relations with the man, then it could form the evidential basis of a divorce judgment granted by the rabbinical court on the grounds of adultery. If so, then the wife could lose her maintenance up to the time of her divorce, and her rights under her Ketuba (Jewish marriage contract).