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Is it permitted for a man to marry his dead wife's sister?
Binyamin Yisrael:
--- Quote from: Tag-MehirTzedek on June 28, 2013, 11:14:44 AM ---Edu I heard the same thing from a number of people. I heard Sharon was not halahically Jewish.
Also a "Mamzer" is not defined as someone born out of wedlock. A Mamzer is someone born from certain forbidden relationships (such a incest, or a married women being with someone not her husband).
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I think you have him confused with Rafael Eitan, whose mother was a Sabbatniki Russian. This is the guy that was swept into the sea at the Ashdod Port. Barry Chamish says it was a murder. He's not to be confused with the traitor Rafi Eitan who was the moser that handed over Pollard. Rafi Eitan was from the Pensioners Party. Rafael Eitan was from Tzomet and was a minister under Netanyahu's first government.
Tag-MehirTzedek:
--- Quote from: Binyamin Yisrael on June 30, 2013, 12:31:57 AM ---
I think you have him confused with Rafael Eitan, whose mother was a Sabbatniki Russian. This is the guy that was swept into the sea at the Ashdod Port. Barry Chamish says it was a murder. He's not to be confused with the traitor Rafi Eitan who was the moser that handed over Pollard. Rafi Eitan was from the Pensioners Party. Rafael Eitan was from Tzomet and was a minister under Netanyahu's first government.
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Different cases and no I know for sure about Sharon and not confused with Eitan.
Binyamin Yisrael:
--- Quote ---I thought maybe Omri Sharon was a mamzer. I say this because he had a child out of wedlock.
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I wrote that because I thought if Omri was a mamzer (Because his father married the sister of his first wife.), he couldn't marry a Jewish woman unless she herself was a mamzera. So I thought being the immoral animal that the Sharons are, he just went with a woman without being married (Like UMM HMM people do.).
Binyamin Yisrael:
So other than yibum, a woman is forbidden from marrying her first husband's brother, right?
Let's say a woman has a son from her husband. After she gave birth, her husband dies. If the widow marries his brother, would kids from such a union be mamzerim?
Also, if she got divorced from her husband, if she marries his brother, would the kids be mamzerim?
Sveta:
--- Quote from: Binyamin Yisrael on June 30, 2013, 02:49:09 AM ---
I wrote that because I thought if Omri was a mamzer (Because his father married the sister of his first wife.), he couldn't marry a Jewish woman unless she herself was a mamzera. So I thought being the immoral animal that the Sharons are, he just went with a woman without being married (Like UMM HMM people do.).
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If you think about it...if the wedding took place in Israel, the Beis Din would NOT have allowed a marriage that would produce a mamzer. So when Sharon married his dead wife's sister and it was allowed in Israel and recognized under the auspices of the Orthodox religious courts, it would be because it was allowed. Considering the first wife is dead.
As far as your yibbum question. No, a woman who who gave birth to her dead husband's child is forbidden from marrying her brother in law. The entire reason of a yibbum marriage is so that the man's lineage go on. But if the man had already been fruitful, then there is no reason for the marriage to take place and it should not- nor would it be allowed. This is why most communities advocate for the chalitza and completely discourage a yibbum. It is said that "To marry a brother's widow for her beauty was regarded by Abba Saul as equivalent to incest (Yeb. 39b)". To answer your question, Leviticus 18:16 has the prohibition where a man must NOT be with his sister-in-law. It is forbidden and the yibbum is only (technically) supposed to be a matter of duty (which is discouraged because rarely would a man see it as a matter of duty. If there is any attraction and enjoyment of the wife, then there would be a very thin line of incest).
Keep in mind that not every man fits the same requirements for a Yibbum. If the man already had children from another marriage- then his widow is not required to marry her brother in law.
If the dead husband and his brother have different fathers- then the widow would not marry her brother-in-law. If the man or the woman is physically incapable of having children, etc.. etc.. Other type of situations apply.
I would suggest if you want to ask a Rabbi as AskMoses so they can explain it further if you're interested.
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