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The newest holiday on the Jewish calendar celebrates the reunification of Israel's capital.

The celebration of Israeli independence is marked each year on the fifth day of the Hebrew month of Iyar.

This day honoring fallen soldiers immediately precedes Israel's Independence Day.

Many of the stringent restrictions that apply on Tisha B'Av and Yom Kippur do not apply to the minor fasts.

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.