R. Hayyim David Halevy on a Kohen Participating in His Father's Burial (5 Adar)

שו"ת מים חיים ב:סה 5 Adar 5752 (1992)

R. Hayyim David HaLevi explains to a Kohen why a rabbi did not let him participate in his father's burial, and then explains what the rabbi should have done. He also shows us why it is that kohanim are supposed to be part of that process, and how it connects to mourning.

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