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Tears of the Oppressed: An Examination of the Agunah Problem: Background and Halakhic Sources »

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Authors: Aviad Hacohen, Blu Greenberg
ISBN-13: 9780881258677, ISBN-10: 0881258679
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Date Published: November 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Aviad Hacohen

Book Synopsis

Table of Contents

Introductionv
Forewordvii
Acknowledgmentsxv
Chapter 1Background1
Chapter 2A Word of Caution4
Chapter 3Attitudes of Compassion and Leniency6
Chapter 4Relaxation of the Laws of Evidence Concerning Agunot: Example of a Methodology Favoring Leniency17
Chapter 5The Uniqueness of the Problem in Our Day20
Chapter 6The Basic Sources for Kiddushei Ta'ut23
Chapter 7The Rishonim and the Codes: Stringent and Lenient Approaches34
Chapter 8The Responsa Literature45
Chapter 9General Principles to be Derived from the Precedents93
Chapter 10Conclusion98
Afterword103
Glossary105
Appendix (Responsa of Chapter 8)108
Index Following Appendix159

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