%0 Journal Article %T ¡°Walking Between the Raindrops¡±: Intimate Partner Violence in the Ultra %A Anat Freund %A Tova Band-Winterstein %J Journal of Interpersonal Violence %@ 1552-6518 %D 2018 %R 10.1177/0886260516633218 %X Intimate partner violence (IPV) in faith-based communities has unique characteristics that social workers should consider. This qualitative study examines how social workers describe their encounter with abused Jewish ultra-Orthodox women. In-depth interviews were conducted among 24 social workers (one man, 23 women: four were ultra-Orthodox, 19 were modern Orthodox, and one was secular); all respondents worked in the public sector, welfare offices, and non-profit organizations in ultra-Orthodox communities. Three major themes emerged: (a) ¡°There is no guardian against unchastity¡±: Is there no safe haven when it comes to domestic violence?; (b) ¡°I¡¯m not religious enough, not disciplined enough¡±: describing the experience of violence in the therapeutic encounter; and (c) ¡°walking between the raindrops¡±: culturally sensitive social work in the context of IPV. Findings and implications are discussed in the context of cultural sensitivity %K battered women %K domestic violence and cultural contexts %K spirituality and violence %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0886260516633218