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#Some limit coming in contact with the corpse to when you are helping with the burial,<ref>Rama Y.D. 373:5 says one should be strict about this matter. Accordingly, Shevet HaLevi 9:251 says if it is possible when taking a corpse to Israel, a kohen should fly on a different flight then his deceased relative.</ref> but others do not limit the kohen from contact with the corpse of the relative at all.<ref>Shach in Nekudas Hakesef 373:5. Accordingly, Chazon Ovadia, Aveilut, vol. 2, p. 51. allows a kohen can accompany the body of a relative on the plane for burial in Israel. </ref> | #Some limit coming in contact with the corpse to when you are helping with the burial,<ref>Rama Y.D. 373:5 says one should be strict about this matter. Accordingly, Shevet HaLevi 9:251 says if it is possible when taking a corpse to Israel, a kohen should fly on a different flight then his deceased relative.</ref> but others do not limit the kohen from contact with the corpse of the relative at all.<ref>Shach in Nekudas Hakesef 373:5. Accordingly, Chazon Ovadia, Aveilut, vol. 2, p. 51. allows a kohen can accompany the body of a relative on the plane for burial in Israel. </ref> | ||
##A kohen must be careful when burying his relative not to come into contact with or under the same roof as other graves.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 373:7 suggests having kohanim buried at the edge of a cemetery. </ref> For Ashkenazim this is limited to on the way out of the cemetery, but while a kohen is dealing with the burial of the corpse of a relative, he may come into contact with other corpses.<ref>Rama Y.D. 373:7. If this was not arranged, and a kohen's relative is being buried among other graves in a way that the kohen will have to become tamay after burying his relative, Rav Moshe Feinstein (Igrot Moshe Y.D. 1:249) allows the kohen to attend the burial. </ref> | ##A kohen must be careful when burying his relative not to come into contact with or under the same roof as other graves.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 373:7 suggests having kohanim buried at the edge of a cemetery. </ref> For Ashkenazim this is limited to on the way out of the cemetery, but while a kohen is dealing with the burial of the corpse of a relative, he may come into contact with other corpses.<ref>Rama Y.D. 373:7. If this was not arranged, and a kohen's relative is being buried among other graves in a way that the kohen will have to become tamay after burying his relative, Rav Moshe Feinstein (Igrot Moshe Y.D. 1:249) allows the kohen to attend the burial. </ref> | ||
#A kohen who is in contact with a corpse can come into contact with another corpse.<ref>Rambam Hilchot Nezeirut 5:17. The Raavad argues that the same is true even if the kohen is still tamay and no longer in contact with a corpse. Therefore, nowadays, when all kohanim are tamay, there is no issue coming in contact with a corpse. Pitchay Teshuva 372:9 says that we don't follow the Raavad. Additionally, he adds that the Raavad may just mean that there is no punishment, but it is still prohibited for a tamay kohen to come in contact with a corpse.</ref> | #A kohen who is in contact with a corpse can come into contact with another corpse.<ref>Rambam Hilchot Nezeirut 5:17. The Raavad argues that the same is true even if the kohen is still tamay and no longer in contact with a corpse. Therefore, nowadays, when all kohanim are tamay, there is no issue coming in contact with a corpse. Rav Moshe Feinstein (Igrot Moshe Y.D. 3:155) says that nobody has the ability anymore to say we can follow the opinion of the Raavad. Pitchay Teshuva 372:9 says that we don't follow the Raavad. Additionally, he adds that the Raavad may just mean that there is no punishment, but it is still prohibited for a tamay kohen to come in contact with a corpse.</ref> | ||
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