In the Netherlands, judges can fine and lock up Jewish men who refuse to give their wives a religious divorce | Jewish Telegraphic Agency
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Sara’s marriage was dead, but she couldn’t end it herself.
As an Orthodox woman, Sara — not her real name, for privacy concerns — needed a “get,” or religious consent to divorce, from her husband to end the process. But he wouldn’t give her one, and rabbis couldn’t help.
Sara, a mother of one in her 40s who works as a buyer for large businesses, was what is called an agunah, or “chained woman.” The plight of these women is seen as a major point of gender inequality in Orthodox Judaism, and Orthodox rabbis have invested effort in recent years to address it.
As an Orthodox woman, Sara — not her real name, for privacy concerns — needed a “get,” or religious consent to divorce, from her husband to end the process. But he wouldn’t give her one, and rabbis couldn’t help.
Sara, a mother of one in her 40s who works as a buyer for large businesses, was what is called an agunah, or “chained woman.” The plight of these women is seen as a major point of gender inequality in Orthodox Judaism, and Orthodox rabbis have invested effort in recent years to address it.
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