[Avodah] [Areivim] short marriage

Zev Sero zev at sero.name
Tue Nov 3 21:40:15 PST 2009


rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com wrote:

> Tangentially a chaveir claims that Rackman relied upon "get zikkuy".
> I'm not a dayan, but AIUI
> A BD issues a get as shluchim on behalf of a recalcitrant husband, since
> it is a "z'chus" for him not to be a sarvan etc.
> 
> Frankly, I'm not sure this was Rackman's method or not. If anyone knows
> more, please verify

According to R Broyde's article, this is not the case.  Rather, the
Rackman "beis din" relies on "mekach ta'us", but makes no attempt to
ascertain the facts, and will always "find" grounds for annulment,
whether they exist or not.


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