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).

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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

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Rabbinic courts handles get (Jewish bill of divorce)
Agunot (chained wives) relatedConcept get (Jewish bill of divorce)
subject surface form: Agunot
this entity surface form: Get (Jewish bill of divorce)
London Beth Din provides get (Jewish bill of divorce)