Wedding Preparations for the Orthodox Marriage
What Every Bride and Groom Must Have Before the Chuppah: Gett Protection

Everyone prepares the basics for the "perfect" wedding:
FLOP(S)" - Flowers, Liquor, Orchestra, Pictures (Sheitel).
But what about "G" - Gett protection in the event of divorce?

Why is it necessary for an Orthodox couple to think about divorce while preparing for a wedding?

Why should couples and their families detract from their simcha with thoughts of gittin before the chuppah is even built?

Join us to explore the intricacies of a halakhic marriage and the importance of pre-marital preparations. 

JOFA Los Angeles Regional Conference
Sunday May 18, 2008
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Registration opens at 12:30 PM)
Hillel at UCLA - 574 Hilgard Avenue, LA, CA 90024
Parking at UCLA Lot 2, corner of Hilgard and Westholme ($8)

Open to Women and Men

Suggested Donation $20
Complimentary childcare available with advance registration

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Session One: Screening of Excerpts from "Mekudeshet: Sentenced to Marriage."
This groundbreaking documentary features an in-depth look at the plight of three Israeli agunot and tracks their pain and suffering as they negotiate the Israeli rabbinic court system. The film's excerpts highlight the need for more protection for women in halakhic marriages and halakhic divorces and provide a springboard for discussion.

Session Two: How the Agunah Problem Came to Be.
This session will explore why the problem of Jewish divorce begins with the wedding itself. Is the pain and suffering of the women portrayed in the film embedded in Jewish law? Rabbi Riskin will look at the halakhic issues involved in kiddushin and nissuin that impact divorce.
Speaker:
Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Riskin is the Founder and Chancellor of Ohr Torah Stone Colleges and Graduate Programs and the Founding Chief Rabbi of Efrat, Israel.

Session Three: How Can We Protect Ourselves, Our Families and Our Community Before the Wedding Ceremony?
Two steadfast agunah activists will present the mechanisms to protect women prior to the wedding. Together, they will discuss the variety of premarital protections that exists, their benefits and their flaws and other practical and necessary information for future brides, grooms, their families and communities.
Speakers:
Dr. Susan Aranoff is a professor of economics and a founder of AGUNAH International Inc
Alexandra Leichter is a Beverly Hills family law attorney and a longtime agunah activist.

Q&A with all of the speakers

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