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'''For how long is the Cherem D'Rabbeinu Gershom in Effect?''' | '''For how long is the Cherem D'Rabbeinu Gershom in Effect?''' | ||
There are a number of opinions on this issue. | There are a number of opinions on this issue. | ||
# The first of them is that after the Cherem D'Rabbeinu Gershom went into effect approximately 1000 CE, it was meant to be in effect until the end of the fifth millennium of the Jewish calendar, which translates to the fall of 1239 CE.<ref>Beis Yosef, E"H 1:9, quoting the Teshuvos HaRashba found in Shu"t MaHarik, Shoresh 101</ref> According to this position, the Cherem was extended beyond that point as a matter of custom.<ref>Darchei Moshe, E"H, 1:9</ref> This view maintains that Rabbeinu Gershom did not had the power to extend it himself indefinitely, as this is a Takanah (rabbinic decree) and extending it indefinitely would constitute a violation of Ba'al Tosif (unauthorized adding to the Torah).<ref>Pischei Teshuva, E"H 1, Seif Katan 19. Shu"t Avnei Nezer, E"H 1:8:8</ref> | |||
# The other major opinion is that the Cherem D'Rabbeinu Gershom was meant to be in effect indefinitely. This position maintains that the practice to forbid polygamy because of the Cherem D'Rabbeinu Gershom continued well beyond 1239 CE<ref>Yam Shel Shlomo on Yevamos, 6:41. Shu"t Chacham Tzvi 124.</ref> and such a notion that the Cherem was only meant to last until 1239 should not be relied upon for determining halacha. | |||
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=Contemporary Relevance: Heter Me'ah Rabbanim= | =Contemporary Relevance: Heter Me'ah Rabbanim= | ||
