My Jewish Learning's overview of polygamy in Jewish history and law: practiced by the patriarchs and by David and Solomon; banned for Ashkenazi communities around the year 1000 CE by Rabbeinu Gershom's decree, an authority Ashkenazi Judaism still holds binding; persisting longer in some Sephardic communities; and outlawed under Israeli civil law in 1977, with narrow chief-rabbinate exceptions.
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A general-audience Jewish educational reference site, not a primary halakhic text or peer-reviewed academic source; the fetched page names neither an individual author nor a publication date, an absence recorded here rather than left silent. Used for the well-attested, uncontroversial facts of the Rabbeinu Gershom decree's approximate date and its continued Ashkenazi authority, both corroborated by multiple other sources found in the same search. Citation
PublisherMy Jewish Learning
URLhttps://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/polygamy-in-judaism/
Source Typeencyclopedia
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This source names King David directly: "practiced by the patriarchs and by David and Solomon; banned for Ashkenazi communities around the year 1000 CE by Rabbeinu Gershom's decree, an authority Ashkenazi Judaism still holds binding..."
Source Polygamy in Judaism (My Jewish Learning)
This source names Solomon directly: "by the patriarchs and by David and Solomon; banned for Ashkenazi communities around the year 1000 CE by Rabbeinu Gershom's decree, an authority Ashkenazi Judaism still holds binding; persisting..."
Source Polygamy in Judaism (My Jewish Learning)
Claims Backed By This Source (10 claims)
This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Denominations, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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