agunah

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.

By Marcy Oster 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

The court blocked the Chief Rabbinate from reviewing the 2014 ruling of rabbis who determined the marriage may be dissolved years after the husband was injured in an accident.

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

Four rabbis indicted on kidnap conspiracy charges

May 23, 2014 5:08 pm

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