[Avodah] cohen gadol and marriage to a pubescent girl

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, Jul 03, 2008 at 02:32:12AM +0000, kennethgmiller at juno.com wrote:
: I recall learning that on Erev Yom Kippur, the Kohen Gadol would
: take a second wife al tenai, so that it would be valid if his main wife
: would pass away that night. This way he'd still be married the next day,
: and be able to do the avodah.

Mishnah Yumah 1:1, in a machloqes between R' Yehudah and the Chakhamim, R'
Yehudah requires that second wife (vechipeir ba'ado ube'ad beiso - beiso
zu ishto) , and the Chakhamim respond "Im kein, ein ladavar sof".


: If this is correct...

Given yachid verabim, I presume we do not hold like R' Yehudah.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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