Question: Hello I submitted this question earlier but have resubmitted with the relevant information. This practice may become more prevalent in other areas now that Washington State has broken the… Read more »
Category: Purity laws for Kohanim
טומאת אהל
Question: האם מותר לכהן להושיט נייר לתוך אהלי צדיקים דרך חור או חלון כשאינו מכניס ידו לפנים רק הנייר? האם יש שיעור להביא הטומאה האם יש טומאה בחיבורין במקום שאין… Read more »
Are ashes from cemation mtamei in a house
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 »
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 »