Study Kiddushin folio 14A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
“Her brother-in-law will have sex with her and take her to him as a wife, and perform levirate marriage with her” (Deuteronomy 25:5), which indicates that sex renders her his wife. The Talmud asks: But one can say that with regard to all matters she is like a wife, and therefore she can also be ac
The Talmud asks: But one can say: What is the meaning of: “And perform levirate marriage with her”? It teaches that he can perform levirate marriage without her consent, as unlike an ordinary marriage, a levirate marriage does not require the woman’s agreement. The Talmud answers: If so, let the v
§ The Mishnah teaches that the yevama acquires herself through ḥalitza. The Talmud asks: From where do we derive this halakha? The Talmud answers: As it is written with regard to levirate marriage, after the yavam has performed ḥalitza: “And his name shall be called in Israel: The house of him who
The Talmud asks: This term “Israel,” does it come to teach this halakha? It is required for that which is taught by Rav Shmuel bar Yehuda: The verse says “in Israel” to teach that ḥalitza may be performed only in a Jewish court, but not in a non-Jew court. The Talmud answers that the phrase “in Is
The Talmud asks: But still, we also require the additional term “in Israel” for that which is taught in a baraita, that R' Yehuda said: Once we were sitting before R' Tarfon and a yevama came to perform ḥalitza. And R' Tarfon said to us after the ḥalitza: All of you should answer and say: The one wh