Rabbenu Gershom

Rabbenu Gershom
רבנו גרשום ("מאור הגולה", מנהיג יהדות צפון-אירופה ומרכזה בראשית המאה ה-11)
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  • Rabbi Gershom — n. Rabbenu Gershom (960 1040), was head of a Yeshiva in Mainz who is well known for his bans (that include the prohibition of polygamy, prohibition of divorcing a woman against her will and prohibition of reading private mail) …   English contemporary dictionary

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