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Would looking away help a Cohen stay married to his wife?
I read recently about a Jewish woman raped in France at home in front of her husband.
If Chas VeChalilah a wife of a Cohen is raped, they have to get divorced.
Would it be advisable for an ...
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Can a כהן marry a גרושה בת��לה under 3
A cohen may not marry a woman who was divorced (Leviticus 21:7).
So too in a case where a woman got married then got divorced but never had relations.
However what about a case where a woman got ...
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How does the kohein gadol's substitute wife work?
The first mishna of Yoma1 explains that before Yom Kippur, a substitute wife is prepared for the kohein gadol lest his wife die -- because the torah says he makes atonement for himself and "his house",...
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What happens to the family of a Kohen today if his wife is a victim of rape?
What happens to the family of a Kohen today if his wife is a victim of rape?
What are the steps taken and how does this come to be resolved according to halachah and in the most constructive way for ...
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What Chasam Sofer writes in regards to a Kohen Gadol marrying a Basuleh
The Chasam Sofer in Toras Moshe Parsha Emor writes the following:
A cohen should marry a basuleh (virgin). The Ramabm counts this as a Mitzvas aseh (positive commandment). However one could have ...
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Kohain marrying divorcee
Can A Kohain marry a woman who had a reform/conservative rabbi officiate her wedding.. but she was divorced by an orthodox rabbi.
Thank you so much in advance
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