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Takkanot Shum
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The Takkanot Shum, or Enactments of SHU"M, were a set of decrees formulated and agreed upon over a period of decades by the leaders of three of the central cities of medieval Rhineland Jewry: Speyer,
Historical interior of the Rashi shul in Worms
Historical interior of the Rashi shul in Worms
Engraving of a chalitzah ceremony
Engraving of a chalitzah ceremony
Halizah
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Halitsah or chalitzah in Rabbinical Judaism is the process by which a childless widow and a brother of her deceased husband may avoid the duty to marry under the biblical system of yibbum.
Takkanot Shum
…perpetuity, but for only as long as such issues existed. However, there are two specific decrees still considered active today: the Dowry takkana and the Chalitzah takkana. At this time it was common to marry off daughters quite young, as soon as a suitable husband could be found and a dowry put together. Combined…
A halitzah shoe, New York, 20th century, in the Bata Shoe Museum
A halitzah shoe, New York, 20th century, in the Bata Shoe Museum
19th century Halizah shoe, Jewish Museum of Switzerland
19th century Halizah shoe, Jewish Museum of Switzerland
Marriage contract of Esther Solomon and Benjamin Levy, Wellington, New Zealand, 1 June 1842, witnessed by Alfred Hort and Nathaniel William Levin
Marriage contract of Esther Solomon and Benjamin Levy, Wellington, New Zealand, 1 June 1842, witnessed by Alfred Hort and Nathaniel William Levin