[Avodah] Funeral of a married Bas Kohen

[Akiva Miller]

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A kohen is allowed to attend the funeral of his sister, but only so long as
she is unmarried. Once she is married, he is no longer allowed. I always
presumed that this was an indication of how women leave their father's
family to join with their husband's.

I noticed yesterday that this issur applies only to the woman's brother.
Her father is still allowed to be m'tamei himself, even though he has
married her off.

Are any explanations offered for this difference? Is it simply an example
of the brother-sister bond being weaker than the parent-child bond? Or is
something else at work here?

Akiva Miller
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