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This section explores widohood in Jewish law and in the Jewish community. The materials touch on some of the halakhic concerns for widows, such as inheritance, and social, psychological, familial, communal and economic issues that affect widows.
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Chigier, M
"The Widow's Rights in Jewish and Israeli Law," Chigier, M. Jewish Law Annual, V, 1985, 44-53.
Synopsis: The author discusses the disadvantages and provisions that a widow has in Jewish law. He also discusses the laws relating to maintenance of widows encoded in the Israeli law and compares them to Rabbinic law.
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Koren, Debby
"Letter in Response to R. Lokshin in the Matter of the Applicability of Yibbum," Koren, Debby. , May, 2007.
Synopsis: Dr. Koren clarifies some potentially misleading statements that are in Prof.. Lokshin's article "Levirate Marriage: The Limits of the Law," cited on this page.
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Lockshin, Martin
"Levirate Marriage: The Limits of the Law," Lockshin, Martin. JOFA Journal, VI:4, 2007, 18=19.
Synopsis: This article discusses the laws of yibbum and the ways in which these laws were interpreted by the Rabbis to limit the number of Levirate marriages.
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