chalitzah

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chalitzah (chah-LEE-tzuh) listen

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Example Sentences

  • "Harvey had to do chalitsa last week for Rachel." (Glinert)

  • "I’ve personally witnessed a khalitzah ceremony, back when I was in a religious school. They took the entire school out from class to see it, because it’s a fairly rare occurrence." (source)

  • "What should a woman who can only do Chalitza do if her Yevam can't do it?" (source)

  • "In any event, even chalitza is rather rare today, for Baruch Hashem, technology can solve more than 90% of the fertility problems in couples, not to mention the vast majority who don't have problems conceiving, and the non-religious couples who usually don't get married until they want children." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • חליצה chalitsa 'untying (the shoe), part of the ceremony'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

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