# 2/28/26 – Shiur 550 – How Mental Illness Can Wreck a Marriage and a Divorce

From **Halacha Headlines** by Halacha Headlines;Dovid Lichtenstein.

- **Published:** Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:26:28 -0500
- **Duration:** 2:19:33
- **Audio:** https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jcii7gjv8ast2d28/Headlines_2-28-26.mp3
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<p>Is failure to disclose a significant personality disorder considered a mekach ta’us in marriage?
Are there halachos guiding how to treat one’s spouse during divorce, especially in high-conflict cases?
When is it appropriate to turn to secular courts during divorce proceedings – for example, to obtain a restraining order against a spouse?
Can refusal to go to the mikveh be considered a halachic violation when used as a tool in marital conflict?</p>
<p>Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q &amp; A on the Job</p>
<p>With Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Lowy – Rav of the Agudah of Toronto – 11:00
with Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig – Rav, Posek and author – 43:59
with Dr. Shmuel Harris – psychiatrist, author and founder and director of Machon Dvir Institute, Yerushalayim – 1:15:14
with Dr. Jacob Freedman – psychiatrist, speaker and author – 1:15:14
with Mark Schreck – New York divorce and family law attorney – 1:43:56</p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Conclusions and takeaways – 2:09:06</p>


<p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href='https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7k8xeeyhuwhz4hdt/shiur_550_Mental-Illness-Marriage-Divorce.pdf'>מראי מקומות </a></p>
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