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Israel’s chief rabbi ordered delay of woman’s burial until her son gave his wife a Jewish divorce

The man had withheld the get for a decade and remarried with an unofficial rabbinical court five years ago.

By Marcy Oster August 20, 2019 3:31 pm

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Jerusalem woman finally gets a Jewish divorce after her husband is fired from job and jailed

He had refused to grant the “get” unless she waived her right to their joint property.

April 3, 2019 3:42 pm

Vast majority of Modern Orthodox rabbis require a prenuptial agreement for marrying couples

The prenup ensures that in the event of a divorce, neither side can use the religious divorce, or get, as a bargaining chip.

March 20, 2019 12:04 pm

Supreme Court ends Israeli woman’s marriage to comatose husband after decade-long divorce

March 31, 2017 11:37 am

Haredi man whose son is withholding Jewish divorce avoids jail

January 17, 2017 4:12 pm

Israeli rabbinical court shames, excommunicates man who won’t divorce wife

February 19, 2016 12:57 pm

Adina Porat freed from ‘chained’ marriage after 8-year struggle

By Marshall Weiss January 11, 2016 3:58 pm

Will haredi Orthodox Jews embrace pre-nups that protect women from becoming agunot?

By Gabe Friedman March 26, 2015 2:45 pm

Israeli rabbinic, legal groups partner for prenup in bid to prevent agunot

March 3, 2015 8:43 am

N.Y. rabbi pleads guilty in divorce extortion scheme

January 15, 2015 4:36 pm

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