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DIVORCE: Ending a Jewish Marriage

Jewish law requires that a get--divorce contract--officially sever the relationship between a married couple, should they choose to split. Contemporary communities strive to lessen the painful trials of divorce, including addressing some of the structures that can create agunot--women held prisoner in marriage.

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