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Model Synagogue Resolution

WHEREAS the Congregation has taken note of the efforts to work within the parameters of halakhah, Jewish law, to prevent the exploitation of the provisions concerning Jewish divorce by unscrupulous spouses and to prevent circumstances of agunah status within the Jewish community.
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Putting an End to the Agunah Problem by Rabbi Basil Herring

We can call her Rachel. That is not her real name, but her story is real enough. When she married her husband, she thought she knew him well, but time proved otherwise. They lived together as husband and wife for one year, and had a child, before his physical abuse began.
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Introducing the Prenuptial to the Bridal Couple

Pastoral Considerations in Introducing the Prenuptial

Rabbi Robert Hirt, Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, Rabbi Abner Weiss, Rabbi Jeffrey R. Woolf

It might appear strange and inappropriate that, during the course of a premarital counselling session, a rabbi should raise the specter of divorce so as to advocate the use of a Prenuptial agreement.
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Sample Rabbinic Letter to a Bridal Couple

Dear (Bride and Groom,)

Mazel tov again, on your forthcoming wedding. I am looking forward to it with great anticipation of what will, I am sure, be a wonderful simchah.


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The Authors



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