[Avodah] Bnei Brak Man Was Allegedly a Kohen, Beis Din Ruling Enables Him To Stay Married to Divorcee

[Prof. L. Levine]

From

https://vinnews.com/2021/11/01/bnei-brak-man-discovers-he-is-kohen-married-to-divorcee-beis-din-finds-loophole-enabling-him-to-stay-married/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vin+%28Vos+Iz+Neias%29


JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A Bnei Brak man wished to discover the name of his grandfather and asked the Tel Aviv religious council to investigate for him. To his surprise, he was told that his father and grandfather were allegedly Kohanim- the implication being that he too is a Kohen.

This presented a real halachic problem for him, since he is married to a divorcee, who had previously been married. The couple have six children, but according to Torah law a Kohen cannot remain married to a divorcee.

The couple asked Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein shlita what to do and he said that they should separate until the matter was resolved.

The problem arose from the marriage certificate of the man’s father. Originally it had been stated that the man’s father was a Yisrael but the word had been erased and above it had been written the word “Kohein.” The question is if such a proof is halachically admissible and could change the status of the son.

The matter was brought before the Shaalvim Beis Din and they sought a means to allow the man to stay married.

 See the above URL for more.

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A Bnei Brak man wished to discover the name of his grandfather and asked the Tel Aviv religious council to investigate for him. To his surprise, he was told that his father and grandfather were allegedly Kohanim- the implication being that he too is a Kohen. This presented a real halachic problem […]
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