Kehuna.org has announced a new initiative kohen muchzak certification – this certificate attests to the authenticity of the said kohen as being muchzak in his kehuna status. This certificate attests to our verifiable findings according to our ability to research the said kohen ‘s lineage as much as we are able – עד היכן שידינו מגעת…read more
In Halacha, challal is a term used to define a male descendant of Ahron who is permanantly disqualified from functioning as a kohen. The disqualification is usually due to a circumstance beyond the challal’s control; such as his biological mother being a divorcee or a convert (a kohen may not marry a convert woman). Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2013-2018All…read more
Medrash tells us how לעתיד לבא (in “the future era”) the kohanim will be authenticated to the level of “kohen meyuchas”- the Rambam writes that מלך המשיח (King Messiah) will do the validating, while sefer Ezra (The Book of Ezra) implies that the authentication process will be done by the kohen gadol and the Urim and…read more
Today’s kohen should make effort and delve into the halachot of nega’im, not just for fun -but for actual use should the need arise.