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face=Arial>>> The question is whether a cohen<BR>can go to the grave of a
tzaddik, i.e. does the grave of a tzaddik have<BR>tumah. Over the ages there
have been many cases of cohanim visitng the<BR>grave of tzaddikim while others
condemn the minhag. Without exhausting the<BR>subject the Avnei Nezer has a
chiddush that that if the Tzaddik dies<BR>naturally the grave is me-tameh while
if he was called then the grave is<BR>not me-tameh. R Usher Weiss says that its
a nice drasha but not halacha.<BR><BR>-- <BR>Eli Turkel</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>"If he was called then the grave is not me-tameh." What does that
mean, "if he was called"? Did you mean to say "if he was killed"?</DIV>
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<DIV><B><BR><FONT color=#0000ff>--Toby Katz<BR>t613k@aol.com</FONT><FONT lang=0
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