[Avodah] A married sister

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From: Kenneth Miller via Avodah  <avodah at lists.aishdas.org>

In this morning's parsha, we learn that  a kohen may m'tamei himself for 
his unmarried sister, but not for one who has  been married. I used to think 
that this was because upon marriage, the sister  leaves the family that she 
grew up in, and is no longer part of that family, and  becomes part of her 
husband's family. Thus, she is no longer part of her  brother's family.

But what about her father? [snip]
So, in very simple  terms, here's my question: If a Bas Kohen is married 
and then dies, why is it  that her father may attend the funeral, but her 
brother may not?

Akiva  Miller



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I don't know why the bond between brother and sister seems to be lessened  
when the sister marries, but we do have other evidence that the bond between 
 father and daughter is never severed:  If a man has no sons, only  
daughters, his daughters inherit his property -- even if they are married.   The 
fact that they are married does not annul the fact that they  are still his 
daughters.
 

--Toby  Katz
t613k at aol.com
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