Divorce

Question 1

תרי רובי

Answer 1

“Double Majority”. Used in agunah cases, says that husband is dead. Ie guy falls off a bridge into a frozen river. Most people who fall off from that height will die. the rest who go into the water will drown.

Question 2

אבד זכרו

Answer 2

Used in agunah cases, says that husband is dead. A long time passes & no one has heard from the husband or anything about him

Question 3

שם העריסה

Answer 3

name given at birth

Question 4

שם הקדוש

Answer 4

Hebrew name

Question 5

שם לעז

Answer 5

name of non-Hebraic origin

Question 6

שם עקר, שם טפל

Answer 6

Primary name, secondly important name

Question 7

שם עצם, שם כנוי

Answer 7

A person’s real name, a person’s nickname

Question 8

שם שנשתכח

Answer 8

a name that was given at birth & has fallen into complete disuse.

Question 9

עדי מסירה

Answer 9

witness to the delivery of a get

Question 10

עדי חתימה

Answer 10

witness to the signing of a get

Question 11

בשעת הדחק

Answer 11

Emergency cases

Question 12

שליח להולכה

Answer 12

Agent for a deliver of a get

Question 13

שליח לקבלה

Answer 13

Agent for acceptance of a get

Question 14

כתבו ותנו

Answer 14

Giving of a get, the husband orally appointes sofer, witnesses, and shaliach to give get to his wife.

Question 15

התר מאה רבנים

Answer 15

100 rabbis sjign off on a get in the case of mental illness.