Quiz — הלכות יבום וחליצה פרק ד

Question 1

What is the minimum number of judges required for chalitzah to be valid?

Halacha 5 states that chalitzah must be performed in the presence of at least three individuals who know how to read.

Question 2

If the yevamah removes the yavam's shoe but neither party recites the required phrases and she does not spit, what is the status of the chalitzah?

Halacha 12 rules that even if she merely removed his shoe without any recitation or spitting, the chalitzah is acceptable.

Question 3

If the yevamah only spits and recites the phrases but does not remove the yavam's shoe, what is the legal effect?

Halacha 14 states that spitting without removing the shoe is treated as an unacceptable chalitzah — preventing yibbum but not permitting remarriage.

Question 4

What is required of a judge's ancestry to preside over chalitzah?

Halacha 5 rules that both the judge's father and mother must be native-born Jews.

Question 5

When Jews lawfully compel a yavam by force to perform chalitzah, what is the result?

Halacha 25 rules that lawful compulsion produces acceptable chalitzah.

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