Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, the first Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel, famously declared, “that which unites us is far greater than that which divides us.”

Gittin 3b, 86 and b This article is intended as a general background on gittin. For any practical questions regarding gittin, please consult your posek.

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דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם אִישׁ אִישׁ כִּי־תִשְׂטֶה אִשְׁתּוֹ וּמָעֲלָה בוֹ מָעַל  (במדבר ה:יב) “Speak to Bnei Yisroel and say to them: Should any man’s