All Jewish men are good husbands and fathers. Wife Abuse is not a common problem in the Jewish community. Only a small portion of Jewish men are abusive to their partners. Shalom Bayit is such an important tenet of Judaism that there are no options available in the Jewish community for women who choose to leave their abusive relationships.
Many people feel that Jewish people are immune to wife abuse.
Like the community at large, wife abuse in the Jewish community occurs in all socio-economic levels regardless of background and level of education. The main area in which wife abuse differs in the Jewish community from the community at large is the length of time women stay in their abusive relationships. Statistics of women who do leave their abusive relationships indicate that it takes five years on average for a non-Jewish woman to leave her abusive relationship. However, statistics show that it takes Jewish women on average 15 years to leave theirs. Jewish women may have additional reasons for staying.