Commentary for Yevamot 205:1

בין עומד בין יושב בין מוטה והחולצת מן הסומא חליצתה כשרה אבל במנעל הנפרם שאין חופה את רוב הרגל בסנדל הנפחת שאינו מקבל את רוב הרגל ובסמיכת הידים ובאנפיליא של בגד וחולצת מן הקטן חליצתה פסולה

whether he was standing, sitting or reclining, and also if her <i>halizah</i> was performed with a blind man, her <i>halizah</i> is valid. [If her <i>halizah</i>] however, [was performed] with a torn shoe that did not cover the greater part of the [levir's] foot, with a broken sandal which does not hold the greater part of his foot, with a support of the hands,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra n. 6, one of the cushions tied to a cripple's hands. ');">¹</span> or with a cloth sock, and also where her <i>halizah</i> was performed with a minor, her <i>halizah</i> is invalid.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Thus it has been shown that in respect of halizah a legal distinction is made between the two kinds of sock. Cf. supra n. 3. ');">²</span> Whose [view is represented in the first statement mentioning] the artificial foot?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Regarding it as a proper shoe. Cf. supra n. 5. ');">³</span>

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