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...Linden--and the three numbers at the end of the show are also successful. "Paradise Permanently Lost," in which an American an Italian, and a Swede try to make a movie out of Milton's work, is particularly fine stuff. The American director, whose girl Friday is aptly named Beth Noir, persists in calling the poet "Jack" Milton, and there are other deft touches...
...Orthodox Jew," explains Rabbi Emanuel Rackman, 51, president of Beth Din, "a Get is a must. You can never tell when you're going to fall in love with an Orthodox Jew, and when that happens a civil divorce is not enough. You must also have a religious divorce." Rabbis can grant divorces, but this has led to abuses-for example, Gittin from improperly ordained rabbis turned out to be invalid...
...grant from Philanthropist Gustav Stern, a retired birdseed producer. Beth Din at first intended to take only divorces involving religious problems. But Beth Din's 25 rabbis soon found themselves dealing with marriages wrecked by psychological, sexual and economic difficulties as well. The court does what it can to shore up sagging marriages before agreeing to grant a Get-and does remarkably well. Of the 500 problem marriages handled by Beth Din in its first year, all but 5% were saved. Says Rabbi Rackman: "We have made some contribution to domestic tranquillity...
...else fails, Beth Din will go ahead with the Get ceremony, originally prescribed by Talmudic scholars of Biblical times. Three rabbis, a scribe and two witnesses are present with the estranged couple. In answer to the rabbis' questions, the couple give their names (in Hebrew), their parents' names, their residence, assurance that both husband and wife freely accede to the action. The scribe writes down the information in Aramaic on a piece of parchment, making sure that the decree comes out no longer than the twelve lines established by custom. When the scribe is finished, the document...
...Beth Din's answer: Not on that ground alone...