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Auction 37 · Lot 200
Shtar Chalitzah
- Estimate
- $200–$300
- Hammer price
- $250
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(ANGLO-JUDAICA)
printer
25th Elul
Place
London
Publication
1846
Description
Hebrew Manuscript on paper pertaining to obligation to perform “Chalitzah” for release of Levirate Marriage. One page with integral blank in a clear Ashkenazic script. Signed by Mordechai b. Chaim, the brother of the prospective bridegroom, also signed by Abraham b. Chaim; and two witnesses (Carl Kahan and Zev Wolf b. Abraham Yissachar Ber). The Shtar states should his brother die without children, then he obligates himself to perform Chalitzah no later than three months following the brothers death - and without seeking any money - “even one penny” from the widow or her family.
references
With stamp of former owner.
summary
The Chalitzah ceremony is utilized in lieu of Levirate Marriage which is the union between a widow whose husband died without offspring and the brother of the deceased (as prescribed in Deuteronomy 25:5-6)