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Can a man purchase the wife off a husband?
Marriage in Judaism is technically a purchase of a woman with at least two witnesses. So, I was wondering if it's technically possible for man A to negotiate the purchase of the wife of man B (to then ...
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How should a man and a woman behave after their divorce?
Is there any advice, recommendation or requirement for a behaviour after a divorce? Specially when a man wants to take a second wife, and his first wife got married and divorced meanwhile.
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Does a sotah warning from a couples first marriage carry into their second marriage?
If a husband warns his wife not to be secluded with a certain man ("sotah warning") and subsequently divorces and remarries the same woman does the initial sotah warning carry over into the second ...
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If a woman who wants a divorce destroys her ketubah is she somehow forcing her husband's hand?
Not a practical question! I'm reading a parable (from haza"l) that I don't understand.
If a woman wanted to get out of a marriage because she committed adultery and the choice was between divorce or ...
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Intercourse with your ex-wife after giving the get
A man gave his wife a get. He then soon afterwards engaged in sexual intercourse with her. Would he be required to give another get?
Possible reasons are that either
the intercourse that took place ...
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Who is a bad wife? (that you are obligated to divorce?)
Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer 119.4 said that there's is a Mitzva to divorce one's bad wife.
אִשָּׁה רָעָה (ה) בְּדֵעוֹתֶיהָ, וְשֶׁאֵינָהּ צְנוּעָה כִּבְנוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל הַכְּשֵׁרוֹת, מִצְוָה ...
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Are there any recent statistics showing the "marriage longevity" rate for shidduch arranged marriages?
There has been a "local" campaign in my neighborhood, recently, suggesting that young singles should only use shidduchim (matchmakers) when seeking to become married. Part of the "ad" campaign ...
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Wife's conjugal rights [duplicate]
I understand that a wife has a conjugal rights depending on the occupation of the husband (2 times a week, 1 time a week, on Friday night, one time a month, 1 time in 6 months, 1 time a year)
And ...
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Leaving a mate behind in egypt
Did any husbands leave behind wives, or any wives leave behind husbands in Egypt during the Exodus? If so did this qualify a divorce of sorts?
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Not to marry a divorcée
I remember hearing in a daf yomo shiur (and I want to find where is it written)
something similar to this: it is preferable not to marry a divorced woman (if her ex-husband is still alive) because it ...
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What customs does a divorced/widowed woman follow? (Ashkenazi/Sfardi -- hers or her ex-husband's?)
When a woman gets married, she takes on her husband's customs. Thus, an Ashkenazi woman marrying a Sfardi man gets to eat rice on Pesach (and vice versa).
But what happens if she gets divorced, or if ...
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Would looking away help a Cohen stay married to his wife?
I read recently about a Jewish woman raped in France at home in front of her husband.
If Chas VeChalilah a wife of a Cohen is raped, they have to get divorced.
Would it be advisable for an ...
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Why didn't Yaakov divorce Leah?
It would appear that Yaakov did not intend to marry Leah. If so, why did he simply not divorce her either immediately after the wedding, or at any later point?
Related: 1, 2
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Are civil divorces not recognized by Orthodox rabbis?
A Jewish couple gets a civil divorce. The wife remarries, and has children with her new spouse. Are the children of this second marriage, which was performed without a get having been issue, ...
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Should I be giving a get to my girlfriends after a breakup? [duplicate]
I have some knowledge of Jewish law, but it seems ambiguous to me in some areas, either because there are differing opinions, or no one has really explained to me the reasons for the opinions to be ...
