Rabbinic Endorsements

Please click to read Rabbi Yona Reiss’s comprehensive article on the historical and contemporary perspectives of the halachic prenuptial agreement.  English  Hebrew

The Prenup has been endorsed by a number of leading poskim (Jewish legal authorities). These include:

Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg,  zt”l
(Member, Beth Din of Yerushalayim)
Click here to see the approbation of The Prenup by Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg,  zt”l

Rabbi Yitzchok Liebes, zt”l
(former Av Beth Din, Iggud HaRabbonim)

Rabbi Gedalia Dov Schwartz, zt”l
(Av Beth Din of the Beth Din of America)

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, zt”l
(former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel)

Rabbi Chaim Zimbalist
(Member, Beth Din of Tel Aviv)
Click here to see the approbation of The Prenup by the rabbis listed above

Rabbi Asher Weiss
(Rosh Kollel, Machon Minchas Asher L’Torah V’Horaah)
Click here to see Rabbi Asher Weiss’s approbation of The Prenup

Leading roshei yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University, including Rabbi Hershel Schachter, have issued a statement endorsing halachic prenuptial agreements generally.
Click here to view a letter signed by RIETS roshei yeshiva in March 2012

The Rabbinical Council of America has passed resolutions over the years favoring the use of halachic prenuptial agreements, including resolutions requiring member rabbis to utilize a prenuptial agreement when officiating at a wedding.

Click here to view the 2016 resolution

Click here to view the 2013 resolution

In addition, numerous members of the Rabbinical Council of America have individually endorsed the use of a halachic prenuptial agreement.