A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY (PODCAST)
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How do we know if a “cohen” is actually a “cohen”? The answer is we can’t know and we don’t know. And yet, if someone self-identifies as a “cohen” we accept him as one. Rabbi Dunner charts a course through this fascinating halakhic topic, using Parshat Emor as his starting point, while shedding light on a variety of related issues.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) There are some forms of ancient pagan worship described by classical rabbinic sources that are so bizarre you could be forgiven for assuming they... Read More