Glossary
Agunah (pl. agunot) - a chained woman, one whose husband will not grant her a get
Beit din (pl. battei din) - a rabbinical court
Chuppah (pl. chuppot) - wedding canopy
Get (pl. gittin) - divorce under Jewish law
Halacha - Jewish law
Kashrut - Jewish dietary laws/restrictions
Ketubah (pl. ketubot) - Jewish marriage contract
Mamzer (pl. mamzerim) –“Misbegotten” offspring of an incestuous or adulterous relationship
Mesarev get (pl. mesarvei get) - a man who will not grant his wife a get
P’tur (pl. p’turim) - statement of release; record of a get given to a husband and wife after the sefer k’ritot has been filed by the beit din
Sefer k’ritot (pl. sefrei k’ritot) - scroll of severance; the written document of a get
Seruv (pl. seruvim) - a decree a beit din (rabbinical court) issues condemning a person
Shalom bayit - peace in the home
Shanda - shame
Sofer (pl. sofrim) - a scribe
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