Rabbi Nathan HaKohen Adler (Frankfurt 1741 – Frankfurt 1800) he won the admiration of Rabbi Chaim Yosef Dovid Azulai (The Chida), who had visited Frankfurt when Nathan was 11 years old. As a child, Nathan attended the Yeshiva of the Penei Yehoshua, who was at that time rabbi at Frankfurt, but his principal teacher was…read more
In it’s orginal chazalic form, makirei kehuna (“recognizers of kehuna”) is an unofficial agreement where residents of a given town or members of a given family accustom themselves to giving their kohanic gift to a specific kohen. In halacha, a makirei kehuna agreement -הסכם מכירי כהונה- is a written contract where a kohen signs his agreement…read more