Can a Kohen work in a medical laboratory that works with dead bodies?

 

Question:

Can a Kohen work or walk around a medical laboratory that works with dead bodies if he is certain that there are only non Jewish bodies,
and if yes what if he is not sure if the bodies are Jewish or not?

 

Answer:

If he isn’t in the same room as the dead body and he is sure that the bodies aren’t Jewish, there is room to be lenient בשעת הצורך.

 

Sources:

עיין שו״ת מהרש״ם ח”ב סימן רל’ג ובשערים מצויינים בהלכה סימן רב סקט”ו.

 

 

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