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Parashat Ki Teitzei: The Levirate Marriage and Shem
Rabbi David Katz
In the Torah Portion of the week “Ki Teitzei” one of Torah’s
most ancient practices becomes engraved into Torah Law: The Levirate Marriage. [Devarim
25:5 - 25:10] Shrouded in unparalleled mystique, the “Yibum” [Hebrew for
Levirate Marriage] will become synonymous with uniting Ancient Torah into our
present, but yet there is something even far greater in implication that is a
direct offspring of the Yibum: The Davidic Dynasty, i.e. Kingship, and more
importantly the secret of the Messiah and the correction of the blemished Firstborn.
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