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WHAT IS ORA?

The Organization for the Resolution of Agunot (ORA), is a not-for-profit organization which assists divorcing couples in resolving contested Jewish divorces in a timely fashion and in accordance with the highest standards of Jewish law.

What is an agunah?

An agunah (pl: agunot) is a woman whose marriage is functionally over, but whose husband cannot or refuses to give her a get (writ of Jewish divorce.


 


 

 

 

SEIRUVIM
An order of contempt of court issued by a Beit Din (Jewish court).  A Beit Din will issue a seiruv (pl. seiruvim) to a recalcitrant spouse for failure to appear before or comply with the Beit Din.
 









 
ORA News

ONE STEP CLOSER TO TAMAR'S FREEDOM
September 28, 2011

A seruv (order of contempt) against Aharon Friedman has just been made public. We are now one step closer to attaining Tamar's freedom. ORA has been working on the Epstein/ Friedman case for well over a year. After many months of behind-the-scenes work...

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ORA RESOLVES 160 AGUNAH CASES
August 10, 2011


We are very excited to announce the resolution of our
160th
agunah case!  

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in Honor of the
160th Resolved Case!

 
 
 
 

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