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has seen a gradual decline of yibbum in favor of halizah, to the point where in most contemporary Jewish communities, and in Israel by mandate of the Chief Rabbinate, yibbum is prohibited.

In the Hebrew Bible

thumbThe Torah prohibits sexual relations by a man with his brother's wife, but yibbum is an exception to this rule. The surviving brother is given a choice to take his responsibility as a goel

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