According to the Law, if a man dies childless and his brother refuses to perform the Levirate marriage, what ceremony is performed?
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Correct answer: The ceremony of loosening the shoe
In Deuteronomy 25:7-10, the widow would remove his shoe and spit in his face in front of the elders. He would then be known as 'The House of Him Who Had His Sandal Unloosed.'
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