Divorce
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Why Can’t a Kohen Marry a Divorcee?
I am a Kohen, and I know that I can’t marry a divorcee. But why not? Answer: The Torah states (Leviticus 21:7) that “…they [i.e. priests] shall not marry a woman who has been divorced from her husband, because he…
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Conflicting Religious Standards in Divorced Family
My ex-husband gets the kids for 3 days out of every 10. He has become very promiscuous now that he is single, and the kids are seeing a full range of immoral behavior. Now, I am trying to raise my…
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Soul Mates
I always heard that each Jewish person born has a Soul Mate. Please explain the following. Why do people get divorced? I think it’s fair to describe the existence of “soul mates” (Zivug) as an opportunity rather than a guarantee.…
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Divorce
What is the Jewish view of divorce and remarriage? The following passage from the Torah (The Five Books of Moses), is the source for Jewish Divorce Law: “If a man marries a women…if she does not find favor in his…
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Circumstances for Divorce
Under what circumstances can/should a man divorce his wife? What does the Torah consider as a good reason? This is a very serious issue best discussed with a competent, caring and sensible Rabbi. The Talmud (Gittin 90) gives various opinions…
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Relocating After Divorce
It is truth that when a couple divorce one of them has to leave the community? In the olden times when many people lived in homes that had a shared courtyard, it was considered wrong for the divorced partner to…
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Remarriage
In Deut. 24:4 G-d tells us not to remarry a former spouse if he/she has remarried someone else. Why is this? Bottom line, it’s God’s will. That’s our first answer to every mitzvah in the Torah. One explanation is because…
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A Man’s Remarriage Without a Divorce
Would I be considered an adulterer if I remarried but didn’t give a Gett to my wife? (assuming no unusual circumstances such as a wife who abandoned me) The question that you ask is a bit tricky to answer as…