The halakhah observed by the Beta Israel community is decisive and extremely detailed. This halakhic system, which was preserved and transmitted from one generation to the next as an oral tradition, can shed light on previously hidden aspects of the early halakhah. This article the examines Beta Israel practice regarding the levirate marriage (yibum), including its rationale and sources. Beta Israel refrained from performing levirate marriage. This abstention is surprising, since Beta Israel possessed the written Torah, and the Beta Israel halakhah generally follows the simple meaning of Scripture. Why, then, did this community not observe levirate marriage as set forth in the Torah? The article provides a detailed explanation of the reasons and seeks intimations in Jewish literature throughout the generations of the Beta Israel practice.

Beta以色列社区观察到的halakhah是决定性的，而且非常详尽。这种口述系统是口述传统，是由一代人保存下来并传播给下一代的，它可以为早期的halakhah以前隐藏的方面提供启示。本文探讨有关以色列婚姻（yibum）的Beta以色列惯例），包括其依据和来源。Beta Israel避免进行宽容婚姻。弃权令人惊讶，因为Beta Beta以色列拥有书面的《律法》，而Beta Israel halakhah通常遵循圣经的简单含义。那么，为什么这个社区没有遵守《摩西五经》所规定的通婚？本文提供了原因的详细解释，并在整个Beta以色列实践的整个世代中都寻求犹太文学的启发。