Agunot (chained wives)

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Agunot (chained wives) are Jewish women who remain religiously married because their husbands refuse or are unable to grant them a get (Jewish bill of divorce), leaving them unable to remarry under Jewish law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf halakhic status
social issue in Judaism
women in Judaism
addressedBy JewishFeministOrganizations
OrthodoxJewishOrganizations
batei din (rabbinical courts)
linked to: Rabbinic courts

legalAdvocacyGroups
affectedBy interpretationOfHalakhicStandardsForGet
associatedWithTerm mesorevet get (woman denied a get)
cause husbandIncapacitated
husbandMissing
husbandRefusesToGiveGet
husbandUnableToGiveGet
husbandUnreachable
civilMaritalStatus mayBeDivorcedCivilly
consequence cannotRemarryUnderJewishLaw
economicHardship
psychologicalDistress
riskOfChildrenBeingClassifiedAsMamzerimIfTheyRemarryWithoutGet
socialStigmaInSomeCommunities
definedBy absenceOfValidGet
describedAs chained wives
discussedIn ResponsaLiterature
linked to: Responsa
ethicalIssue genderInequality
maritalCoercion
religiousFreedomWithinMarriage
gender female
hasHebrewName עגונות
hasSingularForm Agunah
hasSingularHebrewForm עגונה
historicalSource TalmudicLaw
linked to: Talmud
jurisdiction primarilyOrthodoxCommunities
languageOfTerm Hebrew
legalContext Halakha
Jewish law
linked to: Halakha
lessRelevantIn LiberalJewishMovements
linked to: Reform Judaism

ReformJudaism
linked to: Reform Judaism
maritalStatusUnderHalakha married
modernResponse civilLegislationInSomeCountries
communitySanctionsOnRecalcitrantHusbands
halakhicPrenuptialAgreements
relatedConcept Get (Jewish bill of divorce)
religiousContext Judaism
requiresForResolution deliveryOfValidGet
rabbinicIntervention
timePeriod phenomenonContinuingIntoContemporaryTimes
topicOf JewishFeministScholarship
humanRightsDiscussion
rabbinicDebate

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