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Weiss, Susan M.

Marriage and divorce in the Jewish state : Israel's civil war / Susan M. Weiss and Netty C. Gross-Horowitz. - Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, c2013. - 1 online resource (xix, 218 p.). - - Brandeis series on gender, culture, religion, and law HBI series on jewish women . - Brandeis series on gender, culture, religion & law. HBI series on Jewish women. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-210) and index.

The clueless agunah -- The scarlet agunah -- The ping-pong agunah -- The accidental agunah -- The agunah pawn -- The reluctant agunah -- Human rights violations in Israeli rabbinic courts.

A comprehensive look at how rabbinical courts control Israeli marriage and divorce.


English.

ISBN: 9781611683653 1611683653 1283847760 9781283847766

Source: Title subscribed to via ProQuest Academic Complete

LCCN: 2021695138

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016271024 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Divorce--Law and legislation--Israel--Popular works.
Jewish women--Legal status, laws, etc.--Israel--Popular works.
Agunahs--Israel--Popular works.
Divorce (Jewish law)--Popular works.
Agounot--Israël--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Divorce (Droit juif)--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
LAW--Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Agunahs
Divorce (Jewish law)
Divorce--Law and legislation

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Israel

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Popular works

LC Class. No.: KMK577

Dewey Class. No.: 346.569401/66