Halachic discourse crosses borders. A network of rabbinical courts for Holocaust agunot
TítuloThe Halachic discourse crosses borders. A network of rabbinical courts for Holocaust agunot
Autor
Call number940.5318/0597
Número del objeto11800m
Lugar de publicaciónJerusalem, Israel
EditorialYad Vashem
Año de publicación
2022
Paginaciónpp449-483
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the book 'Entanglements of war' pp449-483
Descripción
The problem of the agunah, a woman who cannot remarry until proof of the death of her husband is found, have engaged rabbis, in particular in times of mass displacement and persecution. Shows that the rabbinical courts formed in the wake of the Holocaust faced unique challenges, and developed solutions to ease the problem