Divorce
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Dating During Separation
My wife and I are going to have a “trial separation” and most likely divorce. I will move out of the house. Once we are “separated” but not divorced, does Jewish Law, Ethics or Morals allow me to date other…
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A Woman Divorcing a Man
Can a wife divorce her husband? The Torah says explicitly (Deut.24:1) that it’s the husband who divorces the wife, not the other way around. However, a woman who wants a divorce can ask a Rabbinical court to compel her husband…
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Divorcing a Woman Against her Will
Can a husband divorce his wife against her will? Originally a man could divorce his wife for any reason, but for the past thousand years it has been forbidden to divorce a woman against her will.
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Remarrying a Divorced Wife
Can a man re-marry his divorced wife? A man can’t re-marry his divorced wife if she married anyone else after he divorced her, and that person either died or divorced her too; see Deut.24:1-4.
