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Remaining single in Judaism [duplicate]
Everywhere around me I keep seeing couples getting divorced and separated. I keep hearing tales from work/university colleagues and family members having marital problems which often have led to ...
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In Halacha, can you sue for Alienation of Affection?
In old times, there were laws on the books that defined a cause of action called "Alienation of Affections" which, among other things, allowed an aggrieved spouse to sue their spouse's ...
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Does everyone end up with their 'soulmate'/bashert?
I ask this in all respect because there are people who end up not having a romantic partner or spouse in their life. Yet, there is an assertion that HaShem has designated for each individual a ...
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Is the marriage contract valid upon the death or the divorce of the spouse?
I had a specific question related to the Kiddushin and death contract.
In the schools of Halakha, is the marriage contract considered "void" or "cancelled" or "paused" at ...
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Would marriage and divorce for Gentiles be invalid for being an appropriation of Jewish commandments?
I've read somewhere that God gave the law of divorce to the Jews but not to the Gentiles, quoted some rabbinic opinion about it, didn't say which one. Is there anything to that effect in the Talmud? I ...
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Four counted as dead & Agunot
Nedarim 64b relates of the Gemara: "it was taught in a baraita: Four are considered as if they were dead: A pauper, and a leper, and a blind person, and one who has no children."
Could one ...
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Sexual Relations with a married woman that's asur to her husband
Is it ok for a man to have relations with a married woman who's already been unfaithful to her husband?
Is there still an isur kareth?
Or since she's already prohibited from being with her husband and ...
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Why is the law not enforced, that a couple must divorce if they have no children after ten years? [duplicate]
Jewish law says that if a couple has no children after ten years of marriage, and the man is not allowed to take a second wife, they must get a divorce so the man can remarry and try again to fulfill ...
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Divorced woman remarrying her ex-husband
May a woman, who after receiving a get from her husband has relations with another man out of wedlock, remarry her husband?
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May a man marry the women with whom he committed adultery?
A single man commits adultery with a married woman. Later the woman divorces her husband, and wishes to marry the single man with whom she had the meretricious relationship. Is this allowed?
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Why isn't a divorced woman mentioned in the first mishna of Maseches Kesuvos?
Maseches Kesuvos 2a begins with:
בתולה נשאת ליום הרביעי ואלמנה ליום החמישי
A virgin is married on Wednesday and a widow on Thursday.
The ensuing dafim tell us the reasons why these days were ...
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Question about using the same bed after divorce
Let's suppose a married couple have relations in a specific bed, then divorce and one of then (let's suppose the man), keeps the bed in his house after the divorce.
Can that man have relations with ...
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Why for a divorce does a woman do many different actions, but doesn't do them for Kiddushin?
I've witnessed the giving of a get, and it has many steps (the below bulletpoints are adapted from here). For example:
the woman accepts the folded get into her cupped hands grasping it.
The woman ...
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Can a woman who commits adultery do teshuva and return to her husband?
Suppose a married woman goes her own way and leaves (but not divorces) her husband. She engages in sexual relationships with other men.
But after a year, she realizes the error of her ways and does ...
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Can a Shliach for receiving a get be מקדש the same woman with the service he is doing for her?
If a woman appoints a shliach (messenger) to receive her get for her, can the shliach be מקדש her with the service he is doing for her by receiving her get for her, and thus the moment he takes her ...
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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?
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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 ...