Chained Jewish Women in the 19th Century and Today: The historically evolving contours of an ongoing halachic problem
In the 19th century the problem of "agunot" was widely dealt with in rabbinic literature, and often surfaced in the popular press. In the 21st century the same problems exist but new technologies and ease of communication are changing things both for better and for worse.
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| Topics: | Women, Femininity & Feminism, Agunah |
Haim Sperber is a senior Lecturer at the Western Galilee College in Israel and chairs the Interdepartmental Studies department at the College.
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