[Avodah] Would Ruth's conversion be rejected today?

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 10:43:33PM -0400, Zev Sero wrote:
>> at that point in history, Yibum was not only a halacha, but a social
>> practice as well,

> Yibum is irrelevant since he wasn't a brother anyway.  And he'd probably
> have felt obligated to marry her even if she had children.  Perhaps
> *especially* if she had children (who converted with her).

Well, if RAM is speaking of yibum as a societal practice, halachic
parameters aren't an issue.

As for a yibum-esque societal practice, Yehudah was Tamar's father-in-law.
And there the pasuq makes a point of telling us that both sons died
childless. It certainly seems as though it was the lack of children that
motivated Tamar.

:-)BBii!
-Micha