Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz The problem of the agunah — the “chained” or “anchored” wife — is a serious one, though it is not as prevalent as many Jewish feminists maintain. The term “agunah” appears in the Talmud primarily in connection with a husband who disappeared or was missing in action. While such agunot (plural […]
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