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February 26, 2014 5:56 pm at 5:56 pm #612223scroller2Member
Being that the challal status (resulting from a kohen having children with a woman that is assur to him mishum kehuna) applies to all of his descendants for all of eternity and such people (the daughters) can never marry a kohen, even if there were only small number of challalim hundreds of years ago they would still have thousands of descendants today who would be assur to marry a kohen, yet I have never heard of anyone who is a challal. Any ideas?
February 26, 2014 7:45 pm at 7:45 pm #1006008anIsraeliYidParticipantYour premise that the children of a Challal are Assur le’Kohen is incorrect. See Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer 7 16. link removed
an Israeli Yid
February 26, 2014 7:50 pm at 7:50 pm #1006009Sam2ParticipantYes, there are (though they are rarely Mefarseim it), but your assumption is completely wrong.
February 26, 2014 10:00 pm at 10:00 pm #1006010WolfishMusingsParticipantYour premise that the children of a Challal are Assur le’Kohen is incorrect. See Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer 7 16.
Well, he’s only partially incorrect. Any daughters of male-line descendants of challalim are forbidden to Kohanim. So, the OP’s question is still valid.
The Wolf
February 27, 2014 3:39 am at 3:39 am #1006013LogicianParticipantIf mamzeirim mixed into Klal Yisroel far enough back c”v, we’re in pretty bad shape.
February 27, 2014 5:12 am at 5:12 am #1006014LogicianParticipantWas someone’s post deleted ? Cuz now mine makes no sense.
Yes. Someone had brought up the topic of mamzeirim and your post made sense as a response.
February 27, 2014 7:50 am at 7:50 am #1006015Sam2ParticipantIt’s a B’feirush Gemara in Yevamos that we have a Havtacha from HKBH that a Mamzer that we don’t know about won’t have viable progeny (past grandkids).
February 27, 2014 11:50 am at 11:50 am #1006016LogicianParticipantThanks. Didn’t remember the source, so I was showing how it has to be so.
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