Download or read book Talmud Based Solutions to the Problem of the Agunah written by Avishalom Westreich and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Confronting Iggun written by Rabbi Dr Yehudah Abel and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once a Jewish couple have been married in accordance with Orthodox Jewish law, the marriage can only be dissolved during the lifetime of the husband by a bill of divorce (a get) handed by the husaband to the wife. But he may not ultimately be coerced into doing so, and under biblical and talmudic law, could take another wife. Thus Jewish women, in matters of matrimony, are distinctly disadvantaged. This book attempts to find solutions to the problem.
Download or read book Women in Chains written by Jack Nusan Porter and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 1995 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To find more information on Rowman & Littlefield titles, please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com.
Download or read book The Agunah written by Chaim Grade and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Talmudic Problem and Proposed Solutions written by Henry Malter and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tradition and Equality in Jewish Marriage written by Melanie Malka Landau and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often when people have become alienated from their religious backgrounds, they access their traditions through lifecycle events such as marriage. At times, modern values such as gender equality may be at odds with some of the traditions; many of which have always been in a state of flux in relationship to changing social, economic and political realities. Traditional Jewish marriage is based on the man acquiring the woman, which has symbolic and actual ramifications. Grounded in the traditional texts yet accessible, this book shows how the marriage is an acquisition and contextualises the gender hierarchy of marriage within the rabbinic exclusion of women from Torah study, the highest cultural practice and women's exemption from positive commandments. Melanie Landau offers two alternative models of partnership that partially or fully bypass the non-reciprocity of traditional Jewish marriage and that have their basis in the ancient rabbinic texts.
Download or read book The Jewish Family written by Yehezkel Margalit and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional Jewish family law has persevered for hundreds of years and rules covering marriage, the raising of children, and divorce are well established; yet pressures from modern society are causing long held views to be re-examined. The Jewish Family: Between Family Law and Contract Law examines the tenets of Jewish family law in the light of new attitudes concerning the role of women, assisted reproduction technologies, and prenuptial agreements. It explores, through interdisciplinary research combining the legal aspects of family law and contract law, how the Jewish family can cope with both old and modern obstacles and challenges. Focusing on the nexus of Jewish family law and contract law to propose how 'freedom of contract' can be part of how family law can be interpreted, The Jewish Family will appeal to practitioners, activists, academic researchers, and laymen readers who are interested in the fields of law, theology, and social science.
Download or read book Temporary Marriage A Possible Solution to the Problems of Mesorevet Halizah and Agunah written by Yehezkel Margalit and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem of the Agunot (literally: chained women, women whose husbands refuse to divorce them) and the need to find an Halakhic solution to resolve their suffering has occupied Halakhic authorities throughout the ages. Lately, the problem of husbands who refuse to divorce and brothers-in-law who refuse to absolve widows from Levirate marriage has become far more acute both in Israel and in the diaspora for a variety of reasons. Some even regard it as the most severe Halakhic problem to occupy Halakhic authorities today and this is most certainly so in the field of marital relations. Various Halakhic solutions have been considered at different times, but most of these have been rejected by contemporary authorities In this research, we would like to present a little-known possible Halakhic solution - Temporary Marriage - in its two possible forms. We will consider its roots and the different applications of this solution in Talmudic sources, in both the Palestinian Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud, where there is a more detailed discussion. The two variations are, a premarital condition which will be used where the widow becomes liable for a levirate marriage and a Temporary Marriage to be agreed by the two sides. An example of the Babylonian application of this solution is the cry by important Babylonian Amoraim - “Who wants to marry me for day/s”. In these two cases, some of the Halakhic authorities rule that there is no necessity for a Get in order to terminate the marriage. We will consider the early Halakhic rulings in these cases and the modern version of this suggestion, which was also rejected by modern Halakhic authorities. We will also undertake a comparative study of a possible parallel to the marriage for a pre-determined period - the Shi'ite Temporary Marriage, which is intentionally restricted to an agreed period of time and does not require divorce to annul it. We will conclude our discussion by revealing the possible common roots for the Temporary Marriage and the Shi'ite Temporary Marriage in ancient Persian law.
Download or read book Women and Jewish Divorce written by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can women faced with an intolerable marital situation initiate divorce in Jewish law? Not for the last seven centuries. But this was not always so, and in this trailblazing book Rabbi Riskin argues that there are ways in which women can start divorce proceedings. Since the twelfth century Halakhic decisors have ruled that a Jewish woman may not institute a legal action for divorce in rabbinic courts. That law is in effect today in Orthodox Judaism. The thesis of this work is that Rabbenu Tam's was a minority opinion, and that the mechanism for permitting wives to initiate and carry through divorce proceedings exists--if we are willing to use it. Such a mechanism may also provide a solution to one of the most tragic and vexing problems of modern Orthodox family life--the plight of those thousands of women whose husbands refuse them a religious divorce though they themselves have remarried after receiving a civil decree. In an appendix, Rabbi Riskin presents his version of a premarital agreement designed to prevent this situation from occuring.
Download or read book Women and Jewish Divorce written by Shlomo Riskin and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Index. Bibliography: p. 185-190.
Download or read book Tears of the Oppressed written by Aviad Hacohen and published by KTAV Publishing House, Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background -- A word of caution -- Attitudes of compassion and leniency -- Relaxation of the laws of evidence concerning agunot : example of a methodology favoring leniency -- The uniqueness of the problem in our day -- The basic sources for kiddushei ta'ut -- The rishonim and the codes : stringent and lenient approaches -- The responsa literature -- General principles to be derived from the precedents.
Download or read book Marriage Divorce and the Abandoned Wife in Jewish Law written by Michael J. Broyde and published by KTAV Publishing House, Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most vexing problems to confront American Orthodox Jewry is where a wife is abandoned by her husband who refuses to give her a Jewish divorce. This work seeks to explain the agunah problem in the United States. It notes that the contemporary agunah problem in America is radically different than that of contemporary Israel and completely different than the talmudic agunah problem. The thesis of this book is that the agunah problem in contemporary America is part of a more general dispute in classical Jewish law as to when marriage should end. Thus, this book surveys how Jewish law seeks to respond to the consent of the other party or without a finding of fault. It concludes by noting that prenuptial agreements can successfully address the agunah problem in the United States since they provide a way for couples to create an image of marriage and divorce by which they can agree to live. Michael J. Broyde is an Associate Professor of Law at Emory University and the Academic Director of Law and Religion Program at Emory University. He is a member (dayan) in the Beth Din of America and was the director of that Beth Din while on sabbatical from Emory. In addition, he is the founding rabbi of the Young Israel synagogue in Atlanta. Professor Broyde is the author of The Pursuit of Justice in Jewish Law and co-author of Human Rights in Judaism.--Amazon.com.
Download or read book Let the Wise Listen and add to Their Learning Prov 1 5 written by Constanza Cordoni and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-06-20 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Festschrift honours Günter Stemberger on the occasion of his 75th birthday on 7 December 2015 and contains 41 articles from colleagues and students. The studies focus on a variety of subjects pertaining to the history, religion and culture of Judaism – and, to a lesser extent, of Christianity – from late antiquity and the Middle Ages to the modern era.
Download or read book Uncommon Sense Solutions to Modern Political and Social Challenges Based on Ancient Jewish Wisdom The Talmud written by D. B. Ganz and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many outstanding volumes have been written on society and politics. Whether this is one of them is not for me to say. But for sure, this work is unique in at least three ways. Books on public issues tend to focus on one major topic. This one covers a series of unrelated subjects. Also, many political thinkers first take positions on a series of issues and then form their overarching beliefs accordingly. The chapters herein are mainly based on preexisting theoretical ideas, and those concepts then guide the positions formulated. Finally, the book's ideas are mainly taken from classical Jewish wisdom which - together with the Jewish Nation - has survived intact for millennia.I tried very hard to make this reader-friendly to all people, including those with no knowledge of Judaism and Talmud. Nevertheless, Talmudic thinking is subtle and nuanced and, therefore, easily misunderstood. In fact, the Talmud (Chagiga 9b) advises that studying its texts 101 times is far better than doing so "only" 100 times. As a practical matter, it might be helpful to read the segments more than once. I also advise reading the entire Foreword before proceeding on to the chapters (which can then be covered in any sequence).I wrote this book intermittently over several years. It was first published it in 2012 and later edited and expanded a few times, especially for this first-ever Revised Edition. As such, one page might dwell on what is "now" taking place in 2011, and the next page discusses 2018. It also deals with ongoing events that quickly evolve. A conundrum arose. Should I update the dates and events in cases when doing so would have no bearing on the ideas discussed? That would have entailed a lot of meaningless rewriting, so I didn't make those revisions. I hope it doesn't prove confusing to the reader. (Taken from the author's introductory note)
Download or read book The Problem of the Agunah written by Rabbinical Assembly and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Talmud of Relationships Volume 1 written by Amy Scheinerman and published by Jewish Publication Society. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can I tame my ego? How might I control my anger? How might I experience the spirituality of sexual intimacy? How can I bestow appropriate honor on a difficult parent? How might I accept my own suffering and the suffering of those whom I love? Enter the Talmudic study house with innovative teacher Rabbi Amy Scheinerman and continue the Jewish values–based conversations that began two thousand years ago. The Talmud of Relationships, Volume 1 shows how the ancient Jewish texts of Talmud can facilitate modern relationship-building—with parents, children, spouses, family members, friends, and ourselves. Scheinerman devotes each chapter to a different Talmud text exploring relationships—and many of the selections are fresh, largely unknown passages. Overcoming the roadblocks of language and style that can keep even the curious from diving into Talmud, she walks readers through the logic of each passage, offering full textual translations and expanding on these richly complex conversations, so that each of us can weigh multiple perspectives and draw our own conclusions. Scheinerman provides grounding in why the selected passage matters, its historical background, a gripping narrative of the rabbis’ evolving commentary, insightful anecdotes and questions for thought and discussion, and a cogent synopsis. Through this firsthand encounter with the core text of Judaism, readers of all levels—Jews and non-Jews, newcomers and veterans, students and teachers, individuals and chevruta partners and families alike—will discover the treasure of the oral Torah.
Download or read book Swimming in the Sea of Talmud written by Michael Katz and published by Jewish Publication Society. This book was released on 1998 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear, accessible guide to reading and understanding the Talmud. This book offers a unique introduction to the study of the Talmud and suggest ways to apply its messages and values to contemporary life. Imaginatively conceived, this volume is recommended for both individuals and group study sessions.
