Question: My brother unfortunately was cremated and my sister has a vial of his ashes in her house. Can I visit and sleep over at my sister’s house? Answer: This… Read more »
Category: Purity laws for Kohanim
Do you have a map of where kohanim are allowed to go in Teveria?
Question: HI. do you have a map of where kohanim are allowed to go in Teveria? Answer: Unfortunately I don’t but you can call 079-5738138, and ask them for one…. Read more »
kohanim and corpses
Question: Are medical students who are Jewish kohamim allowed to dissect cadavers for the medical training purposes under Halachic law? Answer: A kohen has to be careful not to become… Read more »
Can a kohen go to pearl harbor
Question: Can a Kohen go on a tour of Pearl Harbor? A boat travels over the wreckage and there are bodies that were never recovered and some that were interned… Read more »
kohanim in tiberias
Question: is there a map of where kohanim are permitted to travel in Tiberius Answer: I would advise you to call R’ Munk who runs an advisory hotline for kohanim… Read more »
Is it permitted for kohanim to visit amukah?
Question: is it permitted for kohanim to visit graves as long as they stay outside the building (like in amukah) Answer: According to R’ Munk, as of now Kohanim may… Read more »
kohanim in meron
Question: is there a map available of where kohanim are permitted to go in meron? Answer: I don’t know about any maps of meron. According to Rav Munk, an expert… Read more »
kohen @ march of the living
Question: bs’d Is it allowed for a kohen to participate in the march of the living joining the route and visiting the places where the camps used to be? Answer:… Read more »
Can a kohen visit Har Herzl
Question: bs’d are the kohanim allowed to visit mount herzl? Answer: It seems that visiting Har Hertl is problematic for kohanim, as there are many graves there, and trees hanging… Read more »
Is a kohain allowed to visit the ohel of the Lubavitch Rebbi in brooklyn
Question: is it permissable to use fenced in pathway to go to ohel of labavitch rebbi for kohain? Answer: I cannot say definitively if you can or can’t go, as… Read more »
Paying to buy new ticket for a cohen
Question: If a cohen cancels his flight schedule because on his flight there is going to be a deceased person, and he has to buy a new ticket which is… Read more »
Kohanim entering hospitals in the US
Question: I’m considering taking a summer job in northern Pennsylvania where I may be required to accompany children to the hospital (for broken arms, stitches etc.). I understand that it… Read more »
tumas meis
Question: When a plane with a mais is connected to the airport to exit the passengers, does the tuma spread to the entire airport and hence a kohen may not… Read more »
Kohen in Our Times
There are many halachot that we don’t keep today because we don’t have a bais hamikdash. Why then do the halachot of a Cohen still remain? E.g., not being able… Read more »
Tumas Meis for Miscarriage
If one miscarries at home at six weeks is there a problem of tumas meis? If so, what should one do if one lives in an apartment building where a… Read more »
Kohein at Funeral Home
I have a question about a funeral home. This particular funeral home has an exterior permanent awning/roof that extends from 1 exterior wall. The wall of the building may be… Read more »
Yosef’s Bones
Hi, how did Moshe carry Yosef’s bones and and talk to Hashem? Wouldn’t he be tamei? You just had a response about singing classical music for your child. I listen… Read more »
Flights to South Africa
Last January Rabbi Lombard guided me through flights to and from Israel with the following principle: if west bound, from shkia to netz assur to cohanim from netz to shkia… Read more »
The Sacrificial Offerings (Korbanos)
Esteemed Rabbi: At what point did the Jews stop making sacrifices as described in Leviticus? Answer: The korbanos (animal-offerings) as described in Chumash Vayikra (Leviticus) were offered in the Tabernacle and… Read more »
Pregnant Women at Kevarim
What is the deal with a pregnant lady going to kevarim? Is there any difference in regards to kivrei tzaddikim, such as Kever Rochel and the like? Answer: There is… Read more »
Kohen in a tunnel
This question has been bothering me ever since I went to a Kohen shuir. If a Kohen is driving in a car and about to enter a tunnel. Just before… Read more »
Kohein in a car
If I as a kohain, being a passenger of a car, inadvertantly pass under a tree in full bloom whose branches extend into a Jewish cemetery is it considered as… Read more »