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Has the original text of the Gazeira of Rabbeinu Gershom been lost. If so when? Who are the earliest sources stating such?

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related: judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/4901/… –  Menachem Jul 26 '12 at 23:39

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The answer here in the Footnotes of Halachically Speaking, Volume 5 Issue 17, "Reading Another Person's Letter"

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Which footnote are you referring to? –  Yosef Dec 28 '10 at 3:10
all of the first paragraph footnotes brings down who talks about it –  SimchasTorah Dec 28 '10 at 4:59



(וכן העיד הרא"ש:"ותקנותיו וגזרותיו קבועות ותקועות כאילו נתנו מסיני" (שו"ת הרא"ש כלל מ"ג סימן ח'

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That addresses the issue of their acceptance, but what about the text issue? –  Yosef Dec 28 '10 at 3:11
@Yosef - the link gives you the earliest sources that mention the Cherem. –  Gershon Gold Dec 28 '10 at 17:46

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