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Marrying More than One Wife: Difference between revisions
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There are a number of circumstances under which a Heter Me'ah Rabbanim may be issued in the event a wife would refuse to divorce her husband<ref>The Rama (Darkei Moshe, Even HaEzer Siman 1:10) maintains that since the original Cherem expired in 1239 CE, there is no longer any need to perform a Heter Me'ah Rabbanim. With this said, the Beis Shmuel (on Shulchan Aruch 1:10) said that the minhag is still to consult 100 rabbis and get the Heter anyway.</ref>: | There are a number of circumstances under which a Heter Me'ah Rabbanim may be issued in the event a wife would refuse to divorce her husband<ref>The Rama (Darkei Moshe, Even HaEzer Siman 1:10) maintains that since the original Cherem expired in 1239 CE, there is no longer any need to perform a Heter Me'ah Rabbanim. With this said, the Beis Shmuel (on Shulchan Aruch 1:10) said that the minhag is still to consult 100 rabbis and get the Heter anyway.</ref>: | ||
# The woman has become mentally incapacitated or clinically insane. In such cases, even if the heter is approved, the husband is still financially responsible for his first wife's care, even after the marriage has been terminated. | #The woman has become mentally incapacitated or clinically insane. In such cases, even if the heter is approved, the husband is still financially responsible for his first wife's care, even after the marriage has been terminated. | ||
# In cases where the marriage is preventing other mitzvos from being performed (e.g. not having children because the marriage has been incapable of producing any for over 10 years) | #In cases where the marriage is preventing other mitzvos from being performed (e.g. not having children because the marriage has been incapable of producing any for over 10 years) | ||
# Where there is a mitzvah for the couple to divorce (e.g. if the marriage was prohibited according to halacha but they married anyway) | #Where there is a mitzvah for the couple to divorce (e.g. if the marriage was prohibited according to halacha but they married anyway) | ||
# If the wife refuses to follow fundamental religious practices or verbally abuses, berates or embarrasses her husband in an extreme fashion. | #If the wife refuses to follow fundamental religious practices or verbally abuses, berates or embarrasses her husband in an extreme fashion. | ||
'''May it be the Ribono Shel Olam's will that we build homes and families that are passionately Ne'eman B'yisrael. May we be happy, healthy and faithful to each other and never need to be familiar with these halachos. Amen Kein Yehi Ratzon.''' | |||
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