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I have 2 half-siblings, one through my father and one through my mother. Are these 2 related to each other in any way according to the Torah (even though they share no common parent)? For example, can they testify together? Can they marry each other?

Al Berko
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  • https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Yevamot.10.5. Also https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.18.11 explicitly excludes this. – Heshy Jun 07 '19 at 15:59
  • @Heshy What do you mean by "excludes"? – Desert Star Jun 07 '19 at 16:35
  • It says "your father's wife's daughter" and then clarifies "born from your father". i.e. not your stepsister. – Heshy Jun 07 '19 at 16:46
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    @Heshy Answer?? – DonielF Jun 07 '19 at 17:51
  • @Heshy, so they are NOT related in any way? – Desert Star Jun 07 '19 at 18:16
  • It doesn't appear that they are related in any way to each other. Contrary to what @Heshy states, I don't see it that way. From your mother's side, that sibling's father is not related to "the father's wife" b/c s/he has a different father than your father. From your father's side, his first wife is now an ex-wife, so it doesn't seem that the "wife" rules apply. – DanF Jun 07 '19 at 19:07
  • Related: https://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/31694/ – DonielF Jun 07 '19 at 22:44
  • Isn't it called stepsiblings? They are unrelated by blood, that's all. – Al Berko Jun 09 '19 at 18:26

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