Explore: Polygamy (jewish Law)

term "polygamy" is often used in a de facto sense, applied regardless of whether a state recognizes the relationship. In many countries, the law only recognises

extend the ban on polygamy to Jewish communities. In 1000, Rabbi Gershom ben Judah ruled polygamy inadmissible within Ashkenazi Jewish communities living

Polygamy is "the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time." Polygamy has been practiced by many cultures throughout

Advocacy from the History of Polygamy". San Diego Law Review. 42 (3): 1023. ISSN 0036-4037. Gher, Jaime (1 August 2008). "Polygamy and Same-Sex Marriage -

ISBN 9781611683653. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marriage in Israel. Freeman, Tzvi. "Why Does Torah Law Allow Polygamy?". Chabad. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

called around 1000 CE, in which he instituted various laws and bans, including prohibiting polygamy, requiring the consent of both parties to a divorce

leader. The practice of polygamy led to opposition to the LDS Church and it also led to the enactment of anti-polygamy laws in the United States. (The

Polygyny (/pəˈlɪdʒɪni/) is a form of polygamy entailing the marriage of a man to several women. The term polygyny is from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία

Notable Features: Polygamy". Law.emory.edu. Hagerty, Barbara Bradley (27 May 2008). "Some Muslims in U.S. Quietly Engage in Polygamy". National Public

ever since. Orthodox Judaism therefore advocates a strict observance of Jewish Law, or halakha, which is to be interpreted and determined only according