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#A kohen is not allowed to attend medical school.<ref>Rav Moshe Feinstein (Igrot Moshe Y.D. 3:155) says that in medical school you are faced with being in the same room and often forced to touch a cadaver which is a problem for kohanim. He rejects the idea that kohanim nowadays are tamay, so there is no issue to continue to come into contact with a corpse. Additionally, a life threatening situation requires one to help in anyway that he can, but does not require him to go and learn medicine, so that he can help in the future. Plus, there are many other doctors and there is no need for the kohen to become a doctor. | #A kohen is not allowed to attend medical school.<ref>Rav Moshe Feinstein (Igrot Moshe Y.D. 3:155) says that in medical school you are faced with being in the same room and often forced to touch a cadaver which is a problem for kohanim. He rejects the idea that kohanim nowadays are tamay, so there is no issue to continue to come into contact with a corpse. Additionally, a life threatening situation requires one to help in anyway that he can, but does not require him to go and learn medicine, so that he can help in the future. Plus, there are many other doctors and there is no need for the kohen to become a doctor. | ||
Rav Schachter (Ikvay Hatzon 35:10 and Peninay HaRav 256) quotes those that suggest a kohen can go to medical school using the following idea. A kohen can hold onto a metal object that came into contact with a corpse, and while still holding onto this object, he can touch a corpse.</ref> | Rav Schachter (Ikvay Hatzon 35:10 and Peninay HaRav 256) quotes those that suggest a kohen can go to medical school using the following idea. A kohen can hold onto a metal object that came into contact with a corpse, and while still holding onto this object, he can touch a corpse. He suggests that this would be permitted as it is mosif tumah al tumato. Rav Schachter rejects this as the issue is not becoming tamay, but coming close to a corpse. The reason a kohen can touch the metal is that it is not coming close to a corpse, so of course it doesn't allow him to touch a corpse. </ref> | ||
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