Basically a document of divorcement signifying a legal divorce within the
Jewish community.  Without it, a woman can't get remarried and will lose
custody of her children.  A civil divorce is not recognized as legal within
the Orthodox Jewish community.

It can also be used by an unscrupulous party to keep the other person in the
marriage or to get as much out as he can.   I believe it's the man who can
request a get, not a woman but don't quote me on that.  Meir would know more
than I as he's Orthodox (I think) and I'm Reform.

Kat

On Thursday 25 November 2004 10:07 am, Mike Collis wrote:
> Kathy, what's a get?  A divorce?  Explain it to this old goyim...  :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kathy
> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 7:39 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Law And Order last night
>
> I fell asleep during the last   20 minutes of the show, and it was driving
> me
> mad, wondering how it'd ended.  So I suppose the jury acquitted the wife,
> then?  Or did the judge declare a mistrial?
>
> This was particularly interesting to me as I think it's one of the cruelest
> thing a man can do, refuse to give his wife a get, thereby holding her
> hostage within the Orthodox Jewish community. (yes I know they weren't
> considerd Orthodox but this is a very conservative Jewish law which is
> applied most strictly in the Orthodox religion).
>
> Kat
>
> On Wednesday 24 November 2004 11:25 pm, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> > If you are refering to the L&O with Green and Fontana, McCoy withdrew
> > the charges.  The judge said jeopardy is in effect so the woman can't be
> > brought up on charges again for the murder of her husband.  This is one
> > where it covers an area I try with a passion to avoid: religious
> > differences.
> >
> > Michael  Jeffries
> > ICQ# 53522767 AIM, MSN, and Yahoo! ID  MJeff25916