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size=2>From: "Richard Wolpoe" <A
href="mailto:rabbirichwolpoe@gmail.com">rabbirichwolpoe@gmail.com</A><BR><BR><BR>>>
He says the conclusion is paramount - be matir Agunos. There are
many<BR>statements saying how this is important.<BR>then he takes a text that
says "Kol demekaeish ada'ata derabban medkadeisih'<BR>then he says biyameinu, we
see that woman do NOT tolerate abuse as they did<BR>in the time of Shas and so
tav lemisav does not outweigh a woman's need for<BR>dignity. Presto. You
have mikach ta'us because what woman would have<BR>KNOWINGLY entered an
arrangement that would have let her be abused<BR><BR>Lemashal:<BR><BR>Had I know
that I would be abused I would not make that neder<BR>Similarly:<BR>Had I know
that this husband was a sociopath I would not have
accepted<BR>kiddushin.<BR>Presto! afkin'u based upon mikach ta'us
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<DIV>>>>>><BR>Without getting into whether this would work
halachically, I would like to point out that if you are working on the
assumption that human nature has changed, I believe that assumption is
incorrect. For financial and social reasons, women find it easier to bail
out of a bad marriage than they used to, but you still find that a majority of
women would rather remain in an unhappy marriage, or stay with an abusive
boyfriend, rather than be alone. You see this every day, among both
Jewish and non-Jewish women. <FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><B><BR></B><BR><B>--Toby
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