Thursday, March 28, 2013
The Plight of the Agunot and a new decision in Connecticut
"For the first time, a state court has affirmed the constitutionality of a Modern Orthodox-sponsored prenuptial agreement meant to protect agunot — Jewish women “chained” by husbands who refuse to grant them a religious divorce."
Read more: http://forward.com/articles/170721/in-victory-for-chained-wives-court-upholds-o/?p=all#ixzz2Or4t6b3H
I note that the piece quotes Prof. Michael Helfand (Pepperdine), one of the most interesting church-state legal scholars around.
https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2013/03/the-plight-of-the-agunot-and-a-new-decision-in-connecticut.html
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