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Essay heading: judaism
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Many Orthodox synagogues do not allow a woman to become the president of a congregation, or to discuss the Bible in public. One of the more annoying aspects of Jewish law is that only a man can institute a divorce. Unless a women gets permission from her husband to divorce him she cannot officially divorce him...
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One of the more annoying aspects of Jewish law is that only a man can institute a divorce. Unless a women gets permission from her husband to divorce him she cannot officially divorce him. Some husbands withhold them out of vindictiveness or to extort financial or custody settlements from their wives...
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