Learning the Book of Ruth, Lesson 3 - Megillat Rut, Chapter 3

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Learning the Book of Ruth, Lesson 3: Megillat Rut, Chapter 3

Related Text:	Tanakh - The Hebrew Bible - Rut (Ruth): Rut - Ruth - Chapter 3
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Rabbi Mendel Dubov is the director of Chabad in Sussex County, NJ, and a member of faculty at the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, NJ.

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chana Israel May 11, 2026

Question about brother in law marrying Naomi (minute 50). I think Yibum is only if the wife/widow had no children at all, even though they might have died or even if she miscarried. So Naomi is not a 'candidate' for Yibum. She also was probably not of child bearing age. Reply

Rabbi Simcha Bart for Chabad.org May 11, 2026

in response to chana:

Indeed, this was not the usual Halacha of Yibum. Rather, as Rabbi Dubov points out at minute 50:51 that based on the Yibum rule, it was seen as a good thing to ensure other situations of women without a husband and children to be taken care of in a similar manner. Reply