The Titanic Question: The Halachic Dilemma of Men Lost at Sea

from Classes by Mordechai Dinerman · host Mordechai Dinerman

When a shipwreck in the 1500s left families wondering about the fate of their loved ones, rabbinic authorities debated whether the wives of the missing passengers could remarry. This centuries-old question resurfaced in 1912 with the famous sinking of the Titanic, reigniting the discussion of applying Halachah in tragic circumstances. The Titanic Question: The Halachic Dilemma of Men Lost at Sea

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