The wed-locked agunot : Orthodox Jewish women chained to dead marriages / Susan Aranoff and Rivka Haut.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aranoff, Susan B., author.

Haut, Rivka, 1942-2014, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agunahs.

Jewish women--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Jewish women.

Divorce--Law and legislation--United States.

Divorce.

Divorce (Jewish law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book takes the reader inside the rabbinic courts, into civil divorce courts and legislatures that contend with this problem and into the lives of victimized women and children. Well-versed in Jewish divorce law, the authors have counseled thousands of agunot, and challenged the Orthodox rabbinate's inaction in response to the injustices faced by these women"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface ; Prologue ; Introduction ; 1. The Founding of Agunah Inc. ; 2. Our Initiation ; 3. We Take to the Streets ; 4. Surveying Batei Din ; 5. The Phantom Ketubah ; 6. Extortion: Every Man Has His Price ; 7. When the Recalcitrant Is a Rabbi

8. Two Thanksgivings in Parsippany 9. Violence and Sexual Abuse ; 10. Conferences ; 11. Child Brides ; 12. The Beit Din That Couldn't ; 13. A Success Story ; 14. Civil Remedies: The New York State Gett Laws, or, Less Than Meets the Eye; 15. Prenuptial Agreements ; 16. The Rackman Beit Din: A Watershed ; Conclusion

Glossary Pseudonyms ; Bibliography ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-2031-8