Polygamy For All The Sons Of Abraham

Just as we are discussing (well kind of) polygamy in orthodox Judaism, it seems the exact same debate is going on in Jordan. Even more astounding is that the same reasons are being used in both debates - the unmarried elder woman. Both seem to be debating the religious question as well as the cultural one.

According to Al-Jazeera:

In modern Jordan, polygamy has both its critics and supporters.
Those in favour, such as the recently launched Committee for Supporting Polygamy, see it as a practical solution to the rising number of unmarried women.
But critics say there are as many number of unmarried women as men due to the heavy cost of weddings.
Al Jazeera's Nisreen El-Shamayleh reports from Amman.

It would seem that this is another instance where Judaism and Islam are facing similar difficulties, and are sharing the same debate. Well, almost. 

We might as well declare this, Polygamy day.

There seems little point in fighting it. The silly story of the ad in shabat be'shabato is spreading  and has become the joke of the day. 

The story was picked up by the radio, and numerous other news outlets. According to Israel Radio which interviewed the nutcase behind the "full Jeiwsh Home" organization, they are actually succesful. He claims that last week Israeli Sephradic Chief Rabbi Harav Amar actually allowed a person to marry a second wife with the help of his organization. 

However the real shock of the day - one which I'm not quite sure if its serious or not, was provided by the website "Srugim" which claims that the money for the advertisement was provided by...Single religious women.

They quote an anonymous source:

"I'm a 39 year old religious single woman that is worried that she will soon no longer be able to be a mother. Two years ago, I enquired about sperm donation, but all my rabbanim rejected the issue, and I also felt it was a terrible thing for a child no to have a father.
According to Sara (not the real name) she was advised of a halachic solution of wedding a married man. Sara, brought up the idea to her fellow single and divorced female friends who are in a similar situation, and they set up a support group with the encouragement of Rabbanim. They joined forced with the organization "The complete Jewish Home" that provides advice and solutions on the subject of polygamous marriages[1].

Sara continues and explains that there are 27 female members in her "support group" in Jerusalem, all of whom are religious, religious light or chozrim Be'teshuva.

   ?Will we all have to rethink this story 

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[1]

"אני רווקה דתיה בת 39 שחוששת שעוד מעט ואאבד את היכולת להיות אמא.  לפני כשנתיים  התעניינתי בתרומת זרע אך כל רבותי דחו את העניין  וגם אני הרגשתי שזה נורא שלילד יחסר אבא."

לדברי שרה, הוצע להם פתרון הלכתי של נישואים לגבר נשוי. שרה, העלתה את הנושא בפני חברותיה הרווקות וגרושות הנמצאות במצבה, וכך הן הקימו קבוצת תמיכה בעידוד רבנים, כשהן חוברות לארגון 'הבית היהודי השלם' שמספק ייעוץ ופיתרון בנושא נישואים ליותר מאישה אחת.