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 A HUSBAND signs the document in front of two witnesses, ensuring that his wife will not be chained to marriage – she looks on.

Israel's 'chained wives' are hidden victims of war

 Shir Lavi Znati is seen addressing the Knesset.

Freeing 'agunot': A lawyer's fight to help free Jewish women denied divorce

 A WOMAN seeking divorce in a ‘beit din’ was the sole female in the room until the advent of ‘toanot.’ (Illustrative)

Divorce refusal will only be solved if everyone does their part

By Ali Zak
 A TRIPARTITE Agreement is signed alongside the ketubah at the 'groom's table' before a wedding ceremony.

Wartime ‘agunot’ - opinion

 Pnina Omer, director of Ohr Torah Stone’s Yad La’isha, in front of an artistic photo exhibit on the pain of being in a trapped marriage.

Yad La'isha: Jerusalem center fighting trapped marriages

By SHARON GIVATI
The Great Rabbinical Court of Appeals in Jerusalem.

In Israel, a crumb of bread is valued more than a woman's life - opinion