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Tahara for a Kohen

  • - עברית, Tahara for a Kohen
  • kohen, ohel

מהו ההיתר לכהנים לעבור בציון הקדוש מאחורי המציבה בצד השני?

  בשו״ת מהרלב״ח קמב, והב״ד בפת״ש שעא, יד, נסתפק אם צריך הרחקה ד״א מהמת או מהקבר. וכתב לדייק שברמב״ם כתב שהמת תופס ולא שהקבר תופס. והביא כמה אופנים, ולאופן השני,…

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  • Birth, Tahara for a Kohen
  • hospital, morgue

I am a Kohen. What are the restrictions when my wife gives birth regarding entering the hospital?

  Assuming the visit is beneficial and important for the patient: • One must first inquire if there are any Jewish deceased individuals in the hospital. • One must ensure…

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  • - עברית, Shlichus, Tahara for a Kohen
  • לפני עור לא תתן מכשול

שאלה של לפני עור לגרום לכהן לשהות בבית החיים

  שאלה: יש לי שאלה של "לפני עור" כשרב ינאום או ינהל תוכנית בבית החיים ליד קבר (בקשר עם הקמת מציבה), כשקרובי הנפטר שהם כהנים (ואינם דתיים לע"ע) יהיו נוכחים.…

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  • - עברית, Tahara for a Kohen
  • museum

בירור הלכה בענין הליכת כהנים לבקר במוזיאון

  בירור הלכה-טומאת כהנים

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  • Tahara for a Kohen
  • ohel

Can a Kohen go to the Ohel?

  Question: I read the following on Wikipedia, is it true? The Chabad Ohel . . presents a problem to a visiting kohen. Usual visitors access the Ohel via a…

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  • Pregnancy, Tahara for a Kohen
  • cemetery

האם מותר לאשת כהן מעוברת לכנס לבית הקברות?

  מותר.   מקורות: רוקח הלכות אבלות סימן שטו מצד ס״ס. מגן אברהם או"ח סי' שמג סק״ב. ש״ך יו״ד שעא, א. שו"ת הרדב"ז, ח"א סי' ר. נתיב חיים על המג"א…

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  • Tahara for a Kohen
  • cremation

Can a Kohen enter a house that has a box of the cremated remains of a body?

  Question: I was on Mivtzoim today, and I walked into an office and I noticed a box. It was the cremated remains of one's dead body. My chavrusa is…

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  • Tahara for a Kohen

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…

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  • Tahara for a Kohen
  • Tent

Will a Cohen become impure while in a tent near a Cemetery…?

Question continued: If a Cohen is in a tent full of people near a cemetery (which has a proper fence around it), and one person sticks his hand out over…

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  • Medical, Tahara for a Kohen
  • hatzalah, kohen, tumah

Is a Kohen allowed to be a Hatzalah member?

  Yes, even though he might eventually enter a situation of pikuach nefesh and will have to come in contact with a dead body. If other hatzalah members which are…

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  • Burial, Tahara for a Kohen
  • amputation, tumah, יו"ד שסב

What Should Be Done With An Amputated Leg?

  Question: A Yid I know will probably have his leg amputated (from above the knee and down). Does the leg need to be buried in a cemetery or can…

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  • Tahara for a Kohen
  • cemetery, tumah

If a Kohen is driving by a cemetery and there are trees leaning over the road does closing the windows of the car help?

  This depends on many factors. It is best to avoid traveling through such a road wherever possible, even with the windows closed.   Sources: כמה פרטים בדבר: גדר אהל…

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  • Tahara for a Kohen
  • museum

My husband is a Kohen. Is it permissible for me to go with my baby boy to visit the Brooklyn Children’s museum?

  If there are human remains, it’s a problem for boys of all ages. It is possible that effort has been made at the museum that it should be sealed…

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