- Halacha
- General Questions
Being a Cohen
Question
My father told me he is a Cohen. His father told him.
They are not religious people. Never seen them in shul blessing like Cohanim do. My grandpa is not alive.
Can I enter a cemetery?
Answer
This would not be sufficient to establish identity as a Cohen. Staying out of a cemetery would be a stringency you are not obligated to accept, but you might be able to check you grandfather's gravestone to see if he is recognized as a Cohen. If it's not there, then it's a good bet he was not.

Cohanim and cemetery
Rabbi David Sperling | Elul 3, 5774

Cohenim and conversion
Various Rabbis | Iyyar 11, 5768

Cohen and a divorced woman
Rabbi Jonathan Blass | 14 Iyyar 5763

Kohein
Rabbi David Sperling | Cheshvan 2, 5778

Rabbi Chaim Tabasky
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky teaches a shiur in gemarah at the Beit Midrash program of the Machon Hagavoah l'Torah at Bar Ilan University. He is also a certified examiner of STa"M (Sifrei Torah, Tefillin and Mezuzot) and a narrative therapist.

Civil Divorce
12 Sivan 5764

Plants Grown Out of Earth
5 Tammuz 5764

Names of Our Fathers
19 Sivan 5764

Chumrot
19 Sivan 5764

Eating in Shiurim
Rabbi David Sperling | Tishrei 7, 5775

Mezzuzah for Non Jew
Rabbi David Sperling | Iyyar 18, 5773

Mezzuzah for Non Jew
Rabbi David Sperling | Iyyar 18, 5773

2nd day yom tov if in Israel for 2 of 3 chagim a year
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Tishrei 3, 5773

Moser
Rabbi David Sperling | Elul 24, 5783

Rivkas age and and the Rebbe
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Elul 23, 5783
Which pray jew can pray for pass away friend non jew?
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | Elul 21, 5783
