RT Article
T1 “And He Gives Her a Bill of Divorcement”
JF The review of rabbinic Judaism
VO 27
IS 2
SP 155
OP 178
A1 Michaels, Marc
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1901893243
AB This essay explores the halakhic precedents that can be drawn upon concerning the need for, and possible form of, a גט geṭ (Jewish religious divorce) when one of the parties involved has undergone gender transition. Does a geṭ need to be written at all? If so, can the transgender partner (in the case considered, the former husband) give a geṭ? If so, what names should be used on the geṭ? Here we examine the reactions of the various Jewish denominational movements to this growing societal phenomenon and study how the denominational setting impacts the answers to those questions.
K1 Sofrut
K1 scribal arts
K1 transgender divorce
K1 Jewish bill of divorce
DO 10.1163/15700704-20240008