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Under certain circumstances a woman may request that a Jewish court compel the husband to perform the acts required for a Jewish divorce.

An activist for agunot traces her development from demonstrator to promoter of prenuptial agreements that help protect women in the event of a divorce.

Orthodox and Conservative rabbis have worked to create solutions within the Jewish framework, including prenuptial agreements and retroactive annulment.

The 15th day of Av is both an ancient and modern holiday.

This history lesson stirs controversy in many educational settings.

When the synagogue is welcoming, the newly divorced begin to overcome their inhibitions about reconnecting to the Jewish community.

This rarely performed ritual releases a man from the obligation of marrying his deceased brother's childless wife.

The get is the bill of divorce that the husband gives to the wife to release her from the marriage.

Prenuptial marriage protection agreements that accord with halakhah, or Jewish law, can help secure a woman's freedom to remarry in case of a divorce.

Once a protection for women, the traditional ketubah has been critiqued by liberal Jews on several grounds.