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  • in reply to: Teimanim With Multiple Wives #1531777
    yitzchakmba
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    Joseph you are a lucky man wish I could have such mazal!

    in reply to: Teimanim With Multiple Wives #1526810
    yitzchakmba
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    Hi Avi K, I have seen this faulty logic before the absence of discussion does not mean absence of them having more than one wife. In a culture and environment where it is normal to have more than one wife it’s not even a Halachic discussion point which is why we dont see it discussed at all virtually. It’s only when Judaism is in conflict with the Churches war against Polygany in the late 10th century and beyond that this is even discussed. The Tenach has hundreds of references and inferrred Polygounous families especially if you read through NaK only a few are troublesome as we know that’s for us to learn and understand how not to do Polygany. Additionally the Culture of Polygany was a normal part of the Jewish landscape for non European Jews until the Modern State of Israel, Polygany is very pragmatic solution to many Marriage and Halachic issues for family situations, however because of the West’s Catholic/ Protestant bias against Polygany it’s an Issue. As an ex Catholic boy I am more than familiar with this issue in fact the truth of Marriage laws of HaShem in contrast to what I learnt and was raised in as a “good catholic boy” was one of that caused me to dump xtianity and eventually choose to become Jewish. Its sad to see that Polygany is disparaged and constantly portrayed as bad when in fact it’s a very Holy and has many Tikun aspects to it. The GRA is quoted as saying that if he was to stop learning Torah he would first go from Town to Town to get the Ban of Rebenu Gershon overturned, because he said that it would lead to many more Jewish souls being born and that in turn would hasten the coming of Mashiach.

    in reply to: Teimanim With Multiple Wives #1526459
    yitzchakmba
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    Further I can tell you without a doubt that as a Sephardi man the main and obvious issue is where to find woman/women to marry . Torah Permits, My Wife Permits , My Rabbi agree’s however in a Jewish world that is entrenched in a culture of Monogomy it’s almost near impossible to find a additional woman to marry.
    Most Shadchanim want do it, Jewish Dating sites ban any discussion let alone someone looking for an additional Ishah all the while I see more and more Christians starting to embrace Polygany I am sure our forefathers and foremothers would shake their heads in disbeleif of what Jews do today and call it Jewish!

    in reply to: Teimanim With Multiple Wives #1526457
    yitzchakmba
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    Interestingly their is not band for Sephardim / Mizrachim etc but we still see great resistance to this being accepted which considering this the default Jewish culture for marriage it seems that the only source for this is external factors ie feminism and perception / acceptance to western morals which by extension is sourced from christian dogma.

    in reply to: Teimanim With Multiple Wives #1526341
    yitzchakmba
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    Just making excuses for following catholic dogma on marriage laws the jewish world is so assimilated in this regard to christian ways and they cant even see it!

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