[LMB] OT: Jewish marriage law [Was: about the ratio of unmarried tomarried]

[Michael Bauminger]

On Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 1:30 PM, Mitch Miller 
<mitchmiller at entertainmenttax.com> wrote:

> As to the coercion, IIRC, the man could be lashed (caned?)
> until he granted the divorce.  I believe today in Israel
> he may be jailed.  I recall hearing once that a few men
> prefer jail to granting a get and have stayed in jail for
> years.

Otherwise known as cutting off one's nose to spite one's 
face.

> G'mar Chatima Tova!  (May you be sealed for good! [in the
> Book of Life])

The same to you, Mitch, as well as the rest of the listies 
and your families.

-- Michael