Definitions

1. An agunah is a woman who cannot remarry because her husband is unable or unwilling to give her a get. (Web site)
2. An agunah is a woman whose husband refuses to grant her a Jewish religious divorce. (Web site)
3. Hence an agunah is a woman whose husband has refused her a divorce.

Marriage Ceremony

1. Finding a flaw in the marriage ceremony is considered to be a last resort in releasing an agunah.

Civil Marriage

1. Outside Israel, an agunah could obtain a civil marriage, as legal systems generally do not recognise the agunah status.

Address

1. Here are two ways to address the "Agunah" issue in a constructive manner. (Web site)

Problem

1. Neither of these arrangements, however, address the agunah problem in the case of a missing husband.
2. We hope to establish an independent, international beth din that will address such issues as the "Agunah" problem, and conversion to Judaism. (Web site)

Situation

1. But the problem of the agunah is a serious one, and it is wise to be protected against such a situation.
2. Neither of these arrangements, however, solve the agunah problem for a situation in which the issue is a missing husband. (Web site)

Rabbis

1. We should note that rabbis of all generations devote an extraordinary effort to resolve cases of Agunah. (Web site)

Several Categories

1. Actually, the novel describes only one of several categories of agunah. (Web site)

Woman

1. Often a clause is added to prevent any possibility of the woman ever becoming agunah (called "the Lieberman clause").

Agunah

1. In the literal sense, an Agunah is a woman who is bound by marriage to a missing husband.
2. Without a get, a Jewish woman is forbidden to remarry and is therefore called an agunah (literally "an anchored woman"). (Web site)

Categories

1. Jewish Woman
2. Civil Marriage
3. Marriage Ceremony
4. Several Categories
5. Legal Systems
6. Books about "Agunah" in Amazon.com
   

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