This morning we read a troubling report about a woman who was an agunah. Her husband finally agreed to give her the gett, yet the Beis Din refused to take care of it and process what needed to be processed, and write what needed to be written. Their explanation was that they do not perform divorces on Rosh Chodesh.
source: NRG
The custom is generally to run to take care of a gett immediately when the husband finally agrees, in the case of an agunah, because there is always a chance he might change his mind quickly. We want to strike while the iron is hot.
For whatever reason this man finally agreed, delaying the gett gives him an opportunity to "sleep on it" and change his mind by the time Beis Din decides they can do it.
A quick campaign on Facebook and in the media, pushed the Beis Din into a tight corner. Even beis din cares a little bit about appearances and public relations. Haaretz reports that over the course of the day the beis din found a dayyan (Rav Abergil) who was willing to take care of the gett even though it is Rosh Chodesh. He did what he had to do and the gett was given.
Facebook and other social media platforms can be, and are, used for good. If Facebook was created just for this, dayyeinu.
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