Marriage Laws
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Marriage Ceremony
Can you please give me some background information, and an overview, of the Jewish marriage ceremony? According to Jewish Tradition, before the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, once a man and woman decided to get married, moved into…
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Polygamy for Men, But Not for Women
Why is it that in the Jewish history, a man was allowed to marry a few wives (e.g. our Patriach Jacob), and the women were severely punished if they had committed adultery? I am not saying that adultery is right,…
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Virginity and Marriage
I was wondering what role does virginity play in Judaism, and why, if it does at all, it plays such an important role? The answer to your question depends on how you define “roleâ€?: does one’s lack of virginity automatically…
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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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Ban On Polygamy
In Genesis we read accounts of the patriarchs having a number of wives. When was the practice stopped? Are there any Biblical and/or Talmudic references to marriage being one man-one wife? There is no biblical injunction against a man marrying…
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Marriage to a Kohen
What exactly does “Zona” mean when referring to a marriage with a Kohen. I met a kohen and am not a virgin. He has said that he cannot marry a non virgin. What are the exceptions for this rule? I…
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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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Marriage at 16 Years
Can a man 31 years marry a girl who is just 16 years old? Yes, this is permitted as long as both parties freely consent to marriage and there is no secular law forbidding such a marriage. Rabbi Aaron Tendler
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Dowry
How common is the dowry today amongst Jews? Is it true that a religious man will sell part of his business to finance real estate in order to marry off a daushter? Is it also true that in the case…