Herem de-Rabbenu Gershom

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf rabbinic decree
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Ban of Rabbeinu Gershom
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Ashkenazi_Jews
gptkbp:category gptkb:Halakha
gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:dateEnacted circa 1000 CE
gptkbp:duration originally until 1240 CE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Herem de-Rabbenu Gershom
gptkbp:locationEnacted gptkb:Mainz,_Germany
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Gershom_ben_Judah
gptkbp:prohibits polygamy
divorcing a wife against her will
publicly shaming a repentant sinner
reading another's private mail
gptkbp:significance major influence on Ashkenazi Jewish law
gptkbp:status still observed by Ashkenazi Jews
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gershom_ben_Judah
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7