Weddings are happy occasions when the bride and groom look forward to a lifetime together.
Sadly, things sometimes go wrong and in some cases marriages break down beyond hope of repair. To understand the significance of the get, we need to appreciate the nature of Jewish marriage. Essentially, marriage is undertaken by mutual agreement of bride and groom - but the groom accomplishes the marriage by asking the bride to be his wife according to the law of Moses and Israel. An agunah is placed under the most severe restrictions. It is well known that she clearly cannot re-marry in an orthodox synagogue, even if she has been through a civil divorce because, according to halacha, she remains married until she receives a get.