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February 22, 1999
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A group of Orthodox rabbis in Australia and New Zealand unanimously agreed to adopt measures to alleviate the plight of Jewish women who are unable to receive a Jewish divorce. The Organization of Rabbis of Australasia agreed on a number of steps, including communal sanctions, against husbands who refuse to cooperate in the religious divorce process.

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