Bucharian Jewish polygamy
Another reason to avoid chuppah and kidushin
B”HAnother reason to avoid chuppah and kidushin when taking a 2nd wife in America:“Green himself eschewed marriage licenses. But [Juab County Attorney] Leavitt successfully argued that he was still guilty of bigamy because “a solemnized marriage otherwise valid is not rendered invalid by failure to meet licensing requirements.” besides the advantage for a woman of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )By the grace of G-dShalom everyone!Details from the story in previous post:Michael Shamaev’s grandfather Shlomo (Suleiman) was a very wealthy Jewish merchant/trader in Buchara in the beginning of the 20th century.He had no sons only daughters. Once one of his buddies pointed out that it’s sad that he will pass away without living a heir [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Bucharian polygamy in our time.
B”HShalom everyone!I just met a Bucharian Jew who told me an interesting story about his grandfathers life how he married his second wife from whom he is a descendant in response to me mentioning a story about Rabbi Chaikin quoted here: http://pilegesh.blogspot.com/2007/01/jewish-polygamy-in-buchara.html.I asked him if there are Bucharian Jews now who have more than 1 [...]
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