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Although the official ban of Rabbeinu Gershom did not become accepted in Sephardic countries, nevertheless, even according to Sephardim, it is forbidden to marry a second wife for one reason or another.

See below

Ashkenazim versus Sephardim in the ban of Rabbeinu Gershom

No. However, he should be accustomed to reading Tanach. 

See Admur 53:4; Ketzos Hashulchan 17:1 footnote 1

Yes.

See Admur 53:4; Piskeiy Teshuvos 53:8

 

The Gilyonei Mahariy, [brought in Piskeiy Teshuvos 581 footnote 39] writes that the Chasam Sofer stated that this only applied in times that the Chazan fulfilled the obligation for the public, however today that every person Davens his own prayer and the Chazan is not Motzei the public we are more lenient regarding the criteria.

We sell the herd, or a vital part of their body, to a gentile.

See Michaber Y.D. 320:6

Usually yes, but it depends on other factors as well, including:

  1. Beis Din of local city if both live there
  2. The money is being held in city of Toviea.
  3. If Nitva has Negios.
  4. If there is another Beis Din Gadol Yoser in city.
  5. Malveh versus Loveh.
  6. Sephardim versus Ashkenazim.
  7. the Nitva moved from city.

See Michaber and Rama C.M. 14:1

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Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein is a 6th generation descendent of the famous Chief Rabbi of Izhmir, Rav Yehoshua Avraham Krispin, who authored a number of Sefarim, and was a colleague of Rav Chaim Falagi, and father in-law of the Pesach Hadvir. He currently lives with his wife Shayna, and twelve children K”H, in Tzfas, Israel. Rabbi Goldstein received Semicha from Rabbi Schneur Zalman Labkowski of the Tomchei Temimim headquarters in 2005 and served as a chaplain in the Lotar/Kalatz and K9 unit of the IDF from years 2005-2008. He is also a certified Shochet, and has performed Hashgacha work in slaughterhouses. Rabbi Goldstein is the director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, the world’s leading web-based Halacha database, and is the director of the Home Study Semicha Program, a self-study web-based Semicha program. He is a prolific author of over 50 Sefarim studied by a wide range of readers throughout the world, which is used regularly in Semicha programs around the globe. He is a world renowned Posek, answering questions to a web-based market, and serves as a local Posek, Rav, and Lecturer, in the Tzemach Tzedek community Shul in Tzefas, Israel. His many classes can be heard both from his website, Vimeo and YouTube channel. Students can join live to classes given in the Tzemach Tzedek Shul, through the “בית חבד צפת Chabad Tsfat” YouTube channel.

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