Cancellation of Course Fee

Hello, my wife registered for a childbirth preparation course. It consists of 5 sessions and costs 700 shekels. Payment is due at the end of the first session for all sessions. My wife attended the first session intending to pay but forgot the money at home and told the teacher she would pay next session, God willing. Ultimately, after sharing the content of the session with me, she realized it was not to her liking at all and added nothing to her. However, we said maybe the next session would be good. A week later, on the day of the second session, my wife was very tired and had no strength to attend the session at all. She called the teacher and said she had no strength and was very tired and asked if it was possible to change to another day with another group? The teacher replied that it was not advisable and that she should come today, and that it was a problem that she did not update early, and it was a loss for her, etc. In short, no consideration for a tired pregnant woman in an advanced month, only constantly saying she must come and bring payment and that it was a financial loss that she did not come because she could have brought someone else in her place if she had informed earlier. My wife explained that she did not know she would be tired beforehand. In short, my wife told her it feels like it's all about money and not childbirth preparation. Now we told her we don't want to return to the course anymore and don't mind paying for the first session and certainly whatever she decides and even the second because she updated late. But the course teacher did not agree and demands full payment for the entire course. Now it's important to emphasize that probably even if we had paid in advance, my wife would not have continued because she really did not like her method at all, saying phrases like "birth is like going to the bathroom," etc., which my wife really did not like. Of course, there was no commitment contract either in writing or verbally. The question is what is the law and is there something beyond the letter of the law to pay to avoid resentment?

Hello

The obligation is on the woman to pay for the course.

Because even if there is a genuine claim of a mistaken transaction, it needs to be discussed separately. However, as it sounds, this is not a mistaken transaction, and therefore, payment is required.

There is no claim that there were only two sessions, as it is sold as a unit of five, and there is no option to enter in the middle.

See Choshen Mishpat, Siman 333