▁to ▁this ▁Isra eli ▁law . ▁But ▁M iz ra hi ▁Jews ▁are ▁not ▁permitted ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁new ▁pol yg am ous ▁mar ri ages ▁in ▁Israel . ▁However ▁pol yg amy ▁may ▁still ▁occur ▁in ▁non - Europe an ▁Jewish ▁communities ▁that ▁exist ▁in ▁countries ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁forb idden , ▁such ▁as ▁Jewish ▁communities ▁in ▁Iran ▁and ▁Mor oc co . ▁ ▁Among ▁K ara ite ▁Jews , ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁ad here ▁to ▁rabb in ic ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁the ▁Tor ah , ▁pol yg amy ▁is ▁almost ▁non - ex istent ▁today . ▁Like ▁other ▁Jews , ▁Kar ait es ▁interpret ▁ ▁to ▁mean ▁that ▁a ▁man ▁can ▁only ▁take ▁a ▁second ▁wife ▁if ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁gives ▁her ▁consent ▁( K eter ▁Tor ah ▁on ▁Lev it icus , ▁pp .   9 6 – 9 7 ) ▁and ▁Kar ait es ▁interpret ▁Ex od us ▁ 2 1 : 1 0 ▁to ▁mean ▁that ▁a ▁man ▁can ▁only ▁take ▁a ▁second ▁wife ▁if ▁he ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁same ▁level ▁of ▁mar ital ▁duties ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁wife ; ▁the ▁mar ital ▁duties ▁are ▁ 1 ) ▁food , ▁ 2 ) ▁cl othing , ▁and ▁ 3 ) ▁sexual ▁grat ification . ▁Because ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁bib lic al ▁limitations ▁and ▁because ▁most ▁countries ▁out law ▁it , ▁pol yg amy ▁is ▁considered ▁highly ▁imp ract ical , ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁known ▁cases ▁of ▁it ▁among ▁K ara