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Warning to Single Jewish Men 

 

This report presents the opinions of the article's authors and various rabbis consulted by the authors in regard to certain critical public issues within Jewish religious law. Each individual should consult their own rabbinic advisor for his opinion in these matters.

 

It is critical that single Jewish men should be aware of the following in the event they ever date any divorced Jewish women.

 

The major Ashkenazi halachic authorities forbid even passively ostracizing a Jewish husband to pressure him to divorce his wife, let alone actively harassing him. Harassment, pressure, and defamation against a "divorced" woman's previous husband by the various "Agunot" organizations may have occurred, and can easily produce a PASUL or at least questionable GET.

 

The children of a women who remarries and gives birth after obtaining a halachically questionable GET may have the status of MAMZERIM or SAFEK MAMZERIM. This status is extremely tragic as these various MAMZERIM are forbidden by HALACHA to marry most or ALL Jews !!!

 

Certain politicized modern Orthodox "rabbis" may attempt to claim that coerced GITTIN are halachically valid. But IF many or most authentic halachic authorities were to hold that the woman's GET from her previous husband is invalid, a major tragedy could result for both the previously "divorced' woman and her current "husband".

 

A man who marries a divorced woman who was previously assisted by any "agunot" organizations to obtain a GET from her previous husband may still be married to that husband AL PI HALACHA! Should the woman's GET from her previous husband be declared invalid by mainstream halachic authorities, the woman and her current "husband" could both be declared adulterers, and their children declared to be MAMZERIM. The current "husband" could  be ordered by a Bais Din to leave his wife, and their children could face a terribly lonely life after being declared MAMZERIM !!!

 

Any single Jewish man considering marrying a divorced woman who was previously assisted by any of the "Agunot" organizations must carefully investigate the halachic validity of the woman's GET before marrying her. The man must carefully determine the facts of the case, and make diligent halachic inquiries to reliable and authentic halachic authorities who are experts in GITTIN issues, who are not susceptible to political or financial pressures, and who do not subscribe to feminist ideologies.

 

There is today significant pressure by feminist groups upon many Orthodox rabbis, and in particular upon pulpit rabbis. Many pulpit rabbis, especially pulpit rabbis in large modern Orthodox shuls, cannot be relied upon to provide non-politicized and halachically accurate advice when GITTIN matters are involved !!!

 

Failure to diligently and thoroughly investigate the circumstances of a woman's GET from a previous husband could bring unspeakable tragedies upon the next Jewish man who marries her!

 

 

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