Venue: Cong. Shomrei Torah (Fairlawn, NJ) Cong. Shomrei Torah (Fairlawn, NJ)

Halacha:

Agunah,  Kiddushin 

Parsha:

Vayeitzei 

Description

When Yaakov Avinu marries Leah, the Torah views them as married despite the fact that Yaakov assumed that he was marrying Rachel. Many ask why this marriage was not void. Similarly, there are contemporary questions related to annulling a marriage in cases of extreme circumstances.