Sunday, May 20, 2007

What is זיקה

the ברכת אברהם brings an argument if the concept of זיקה is מדרבנן or מדאורייתא. The proof that it is דאורייתא is from the fact that the יבם can be מפר the נדרים of his יבמה if one holds of זיקה.

He offers an explanation of sorts to this idea. The idea of being מקודשת makes a woman forbidden to the whole world and designated for one man. Yibum id similar in that she is forbidden to the world and designated for the brother. In the case of 2 brothers only one of the qualities of קידושין are there as she is forbidden to the world but not designated to a specific brother. This is why some hold that only by one brother there is זיקה. At the end, even if one holds of זיקה it is not a regular דין קידושין as one may marry the sister of his חלוצה and many other such examples.

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