Reason to Divorce the Wife
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Question
Hello, In Deuteronomy 24:3, Rashi mentions that a husband who finds something unseemly in his wife is commanded to divorce her. What is the definition of an unseemly act? And what is the ruling in our times?
Answer
Hello,
In the Gemara, there is a debate about what is being referred to, whether it is only about promiscuity and immorality, or any bad deed.
This ruling was stated in times when a husband could compel his wife to divorce, and the discussion was about what reasons he could use to compel her.
However, in our times, when divorces occur only with the wife's consent, they can divorce by mutual agreement for any reason.
Source
Gittin 90.
Shulchan Aruch, Even HaEzer, Siman 119, Seif 3