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A brief description of all the minor fasts on the Jewish calendar.

Tisha B'Av, the ninth day of the month of Av, is the major day of communal mourning in the Jewish calendar.

The Jewish calendar has a number of such days in addition to Yom Kippur.

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.