Agunah

a man fell into a body of water, with no end, with an end, a water cistern, part of a leg emerged, waited the amount of time that one under water couldn't survive

a woman claimed that her husband died, there was peace between them, not time of war, time of war, fighting with husband, yibum, when she is or isn’t likely to lie

collecting her kesubah

criteria for being able to positively identify a dead person

identifying marks on the corpse is not sufficient for positive identification

identity of a corpse is limited to three days after death, not all situations are limited to three days

King Aviyah either defaced the corpses of the army of Yeravam by removing the noses of the dead of war, or didn't allow the corpses to be identified for three days, proof of halachah of how we positively identify corpses for purposes of remarriage or yibum of wives

nose required for identification purposes

nose required for identification purposes

one witness or the wife testifying about her husband’s death, testimony from a woman, slave, maid, written document, witness to witness, from relatives, non Jewish innkeeper

one witness or the wife testifying about her husband’s death, testimony from a woman, slave, maid, written document, witness to witness, from relatives, non Jewish innkeeper

originally husband was able to cancel a divorce agent without the agent present, Rabban Gamliel decreed that the agent must be present due to concerns of Agunah and mamzer

situations of almost certain death is not sufficient to rule a man as dead

the believability of a woman who reports the death of her husband and how that report affects her co-wife

to what extent we can rely on a wife’s testimony which would adversely affect her co-wife (even if it adversely affect her as well)

two wives of childless brothers who both claim their husbands died, one has witnesses, one has children, each had yibum done, new husbands died

what types of comments, unidentified voices, or testimony is acceptable to allow a woman to remarry, Jew, non Jew

when two wives disagree about the status of their husband

who is and isn’t believed to give testimony about the death of a man and why

why Bais Hillel originally only believed a wife is only trusted during harvest season

wife believed during peaceful times but not during war times

wife not believed if she and her husband had a bad relationship

wife tells of her husband dying while crying and wearing ripped clothing