"The wife of the dead man shall not be to an outsider"—Deuteronomy 25:5.
It is forbidden for anyone – besides the deceased's brother – to engage in sexual relations with the widow of a childless man, unless she has performed chalitzah.
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Daily Mitzvah (Rambam)
Day 84: Negative Commandment 357
From the Sichos in English Collection
Negative Commandment 357 (Digest)
Relations with a Widow who has not Performed Chalitzah
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When the Children of Israel stood at the shore of the sea and saw the Egyptian armies closing in behind them, they split into four groups. One faction said, "Let us cast ourselves into the sea." A second faction said, "Let us return to Egypt." A third said, "Let us wage war against the Egyptians." A fourth said, "Let us cry out to G-d." But G-d rejected all four approaches and said to Moses, "Speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward."
–Midrash Mechilta
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