Thursday, August 30, 2018

halacha - Kohen aliyah during shiva


If a kohen is in his shiva period, can he take the kohen aliyah if there is no other kohen present? We had such a situation on Shabbat at mincha. One ruling said that the kohen should take the aliyah in such a case, but on Monday at the Shiva house, the rabbi who was present (chabad) said he should not.




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