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'''Where is the Cherem D'Rabbeinu Gershom in Effect?''' | '''Where is the Cherem D'Rabbeinu Gershom in Effect?''' | ||
Initially, the Cherem was issued only in European communities such as Germany, France<ref>Shu"t Radvaz 4:1165 cites both Ashkenaz and France</ref> and Poland<ref>Rama (who lived in Poland), Even HaEzer 1:10 ("B'chol medinos eliu")</ref> but not in the Sephardic communities<ref>Shu"t Beis Yosef Dinei Ketuvos 14. Shu"t HaRashba 3:446 mentions the same for Provence. For a longer list of opinions in support, see Shu"t Yabia Omer, Even HaEzer 5:1</ref>. | Initially, the Cherem was issued only in European communities such as Germany, France<ref>Shu"t Radvaz 4:1165 cites both Ashkenaz and France</ref> and Poland<ref>Rama (who lived in Poland), Even HaEzer 1:10 ("B'chol medinos eliu")</ref> but not in the Sephardic communities<ref>Shu"t Beis Yosef Dinei Ketuvos 14. Shu"t HaRashba 3:446 mentions the same for Provence. For a longer list of opinions in support, see Shu"t Yabia Omer, Even HaEzer 5:1</ref>. However, in the last century, a ban on polygamy has been universally accepted throughout both Ashkenazic and Sephardic communities, albeit through different methods. | ||
