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face=Arial>From: Kenneth Miller via Avodah
<avodah@lists.aishdas.org><BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>But what about her father? [snip]<BR>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?<BR><BR>Akiva
Miller<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT><BR><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>--Toby
Katz<BR></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff>t613k@aol.com</FONT></STRONG><FONT lang=0
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