{"product_id":"the-wed-locked-agunot-susan-aranoff-9780786479672","title":"The Wed-Locked Agunot: Orthodox Jewish Women Chained to Dead Marriages","description":"\u003cp\u003e The anguish endured by \u003ci\u003eagunot\u003c\/i\u003e (chained) Orthodox Jewish women trapped in unhappy or defunct marriages by husbands who refuse to give them a \u003ci\u003egett\u003c\/i\u003e (divorce) reveals the power of religious law even when it conflicts with modern societies' moral and legal norms. These women may be civilly divorced but must petition rabbinic courts in their quest to obtain a gett. In these courts women are subject to financial demands, pressured to drop charges of domestic violence and pedophilia against their husbands and to concede custody and visitation rights to unfit fathers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book takes the reader inside the rabbinic courts, into civil divorce courts and legislatures that contend with this problem and into the lives of victimized women and children. Well-versed in Jewish divorce law, the authors have counseled thousands of \u003ci\u003eagunot\u003c\/i\u003e and challenged the Orthodox rabbinate's inaction in response to the injustices faced by these women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Aranoff, Rivka Haut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786479671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786479672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Susan Aranoff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44245061796095,"sku":"9780786479672","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4d8ec621-3c61-4cca-98c3-6067599225e0.jpg?v=1693925897","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wed-locked-agunot-susan-aranoff-9780786479672","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}