get (Jewish bill of divorce)
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A get is a formal Jewish religious divorce document that must be granted by the husband and delivered to the wife to dissolve a marriage according to halakha (Jewish law).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| get (Jewish bill of divorce) canonical | 2 |
| Get (Jewish bill of divorce) | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious document
ⓘ
bill of divorce ⓘ halakhic instrument ⓘ |
| associatedIssue |
agunot
ⓘ
mesorevet get ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish legal documents
ⓘ
Jewish marital status law ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| contains |
date of writing
ⓘ
names of husband and wife ⓘ place of writing ⓘ statement of release of the wife ⓘ |
| effect |
permits woman to remarry under Jewish law
ⓘ
prevents children of subsequent union from being mamzerim ⓘ prevents status of adultery in subsequent relationship ⓘ terminates halakhic marital bond ⓘ |
| governedBy |
tractate Gittin
ⓘ
surface form:
Talmudic tractate Gittin
|
| hasNameInHebrew | גט ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | ancient Israelite law ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| mayBeDeliveredVia | agent (shaliach) of the husband ⓘ |
| mayBeReceivedBy | agent (shaliach) of the wife ⓘ |
| mayBeUsedBy | some other Jewish denominations ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mishnah
ⓘ
Talmud ⓘ |
| mustBeAcceptedBy | wife ⓘ |
| mustBeDeliveredTo | wife ⓘ |
| mustBeGivenVoluntarilyBy | husband ⓘ |
| mustBeGrantedBy | husband ⓘ |
| mustBeWrittenFor |
specific husband
ⓘ
specific marriage ⓘ specific wife ⓘ |
| mustBeWrittenWith | intent for this particular couple ⓘ |
| notEquivalentTo | civil divorce decree ⓘ |
| oppositeOf | kiddushin (Jewish betrothal) ⓘ |
| physicalForm | handwritten document ⓘ |
| purpose | to dissolve a Jewish marriage ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Jewish marital law
ⓘ
halakha ⓘ |
| requiredBy |
Conservative Judaism
ⓘ
Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| requiredFor | religious divorce in Judaism ⓘ |
| requires |
husband’s halakhic competence or representation by rabbinic court
ⓘ
physical transfer from husband to wife or her agent ⓘ proper intent (kavanah) at time of delivery ⓘ |
| requiresNumberOfWitnesses | 2 ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
beit din
ⓘ
rabbinical court ⓘ |
| usedInReligion | Judaism ⓘ |
| witnessesMustBe | kosher witnesses under halakha ⓘ |
| writtenBy | sofer ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Agunot
this entity surface form:
Get (Jewish bill of divorce)