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‘Wanted’ on International Aguna Day
Rabbinic courts have several tools at their disposal to force a recalcitrant husband to divorce his wife. So why is the problem still so rampant?
By RACHEL LEVMORE
3/16/2011 11:14:34 PM

District Court sets precedent by upholding right of ‘aguna'
Woman’s bid to sue her recalcitrant husband after he consistently refused her a get for more than 16 years upheld in precedent-setting decision.
By RUTH EGLASH
2/3/2011 6:26:31 AM

The plight of an ‘aguna’ reaches Capitol Hill
Spotlight on Aharon Jeffrey Eric Friedman brings phenomenon of get-refusal in Jewish media all over the world and in Washington.
By RACHEL LEVMORE
1/12/2011 10:56:53 PM

Jews, we have a problem
The ‘aguna issue’ is alive and unresolved. On February 25, we are raising awareness about this halachic problem.
BY RACHEL LEVMORE
2/21/2010 8:39:36 AM

The 'aguna' - a statistic or a real problem?
Jewish women can't be held captive in a marriage from which they have exited emotionally.
RACHEL LEVMORE
8/30/2009 9:40:39 PM

Parshat Ki Tetze: The tragedy of Israeli divorce
We should serve the compassionate God of the second tablets, whose concern is for the hapless aguna.
Shlomo Riskin
8/27/2009 4:27:24 PM

Woman writes halachic treatise on prenuptial agreements that she hopes will prevent thousands of 'aguna' cases
Halachic book on prenups seeks to prevent thousands of 'aguna' cases.
Matthew Wagner
8/19/2009 10:21:37 PM

From Jerusalem to Jakarta: A globalized 'get'
4 men gather at the Jakarta Ritz to perform a mitzva - to help free an aguna, a "chained" woman.
Matthew Wagner
1/22/2009 12:33:13 AM

Rabbinic court blocks civil court intervention in aguna cases
Feminist advocacy groups: This has set women's legal rights in divorce cases back by decades.
Matthew Wagner
4/1/2008 9:42:34 PM

Rabbinic courts are actually better off under Justice Ministry'
Judges now more willing to use sanctions to solve aguna problems says, court administrator.
Matthew Wagner
1/16/2008 11:25:07 PM

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