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Why does Masechta Yevamos open Seder Nashim instead of Masechta Kiddushin? Yibum reveals that marriage creates an eternal bond rather than a temporal contract - the deceased husband's kedushas hames continues beyond death. This explains why Avrohom insisted on buying Mearas Hamachpelah to be buried with Sarah and why truly committed marriage requires understanding its nitzchiyusdik nature from the beginning.
This shiur presents a profound analysis of marriage as an eternal relationship rather than a temporal contract, using several interconnected Torah (תורה) sources to build this thesis. The speaker begins by questioning why Masechta Yevamos opens Seder Nashim when logically Masechta Kiddushin should come first, as marriage precedes the complex laws of levirate marriage. The answer reveals a fundamental truth about the nature of marriage itself. The core argument centers on the institution of yibum (levirate marriage) as proof that marriage creates an eternal bond. When a married man dies childless, his brother must marry the widow to 'raise up the name of the deceased.' This demonstrates that marriage doesn't simply end with death - there remains a kedushas hames (holiness of the deceased) that continues beyond life. The speaker explains that yibum exists because marriage creates a nitzchiyusdik relationship (eternal relationship), not merely a temporary partnership that dissolves upon death.
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Kiddushin 2b, Yevamos
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