Rabbinic Authority, Volume 3 The Vision and the Reality, Beit Din Decisions in English - Halakhic Divorce and the Agunah |
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| Author:
| Warburg, A. Yehuda |
| ISBN: | 978-965-524-251-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2017 |
| Publisher: | Urim Publications
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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In the third volume of his groundbreaking series on rabbinic authority in English, Rabbi Warburg discusses the ramifications of a Jewish divorce. In this well-composed monograph, Rabbi Warburg primarily focuses on the case of the modern day agunah, a wife who is unable to get divorced due to her husbands recalcitrance. He addresses the various techniques, such as obligating the giving of a get (Jewish divorce document), finding relief for an agunah who signed an exploitative agreement,...
More DescriptionIn the third volume of his groundbreaking series on rabbinic authority in English, Rabbi Warburg discusses the ramifications of a Jewish divorce. In this well-composed monograph, Rabbi Warburg primarily focuses on the case of the modern day agunah, a wife who is unable to get divorced due to her husbands recalcitrance. He addresses the various techniques, such as obligating the giving of a get (Jewish divorce document), finding relief for an agunah who signed an exploitative agreement, and listing different avenues to void a marriage (bitul kiddushin) used by the rabbinical court. This issue is of some controversy in the Jewish community, and there is heated debate about it.