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Title: Can you count Yaron Cohen AKA Sharon Cohen AKA Dana Int'l for a minyan?
Post by: ChabadKahanist on November 03, 2014, 05:24:13 AM
I would say yes because Cohen is a mutilated man lfi halacha & would be obligated in all mitzvot that any other man is obligated to do even though he had his plumbing removed.
Any thoughts?
Title: Re: Can you count Yaron Cohen AKA Sharon Cohen AKA Dana Int'l for a minyan?
Post by: edu on November 05, 2014, 01:44:54 AM
If this creature rejects the fundamentals of Jewish Belief, regardless of how you want to define it as a man or a woman, this creature should not be counted for a minyan.
Title: Re: Can you count Yaron Cohen AKA Sharon Cohen AKA Dana Int'l for a minyan?
Post by: Harzel on November 05, 2014, 05:50:05 AM
Regardless of what sex, this is an Epikoros.
Title: Re: Can you count Yaron Cohen AKA Sharon Cohen AKA Dana Int'l for a minyan?
Post by: Binyamin Yisrael on November 05, 2014, 03:06:52 PM
I would say yes because Cohen is a mutilated man lfi halacha & would be obligated in all mitzvot that any other man is obligated to do even though he had his plumbing removed.
Any thoughts?


He can't serve in the Temple. Even if he gave up his homosexuality and did teshuvah, it's too late. Unless he tries to get a second sex change but Halachically, he's a mutilated Kohen.

Title: Re: Can you count Yaron Cohen AKA Sharon Cohen AKA Dana Int'l for a minyan?
Post by: Rational Jew on November 05, 2014, 04:12:02 PM
This creature should move to iran.
Title: Re: Can you count Yaron Cohen AKA Sharon Cohen AKA Dana Int'l for a minyan?
Post by: muman613 on November 05, 2014, 04:32:04 PM
Do we count those who desecrate Shabbos in a minyan?

Where I live we have to because we can barely make 10 men for a service.

Title: Re: Can you count Yaron Cohen AKA Sharon Cohen AKA Dana Int'l for a minyan?
Post by: ChabadKahanist on November 06, 2014, 12:33:12 AM


He can't serve in the Temple. Even if he gave up his homosexuality and did teshuvah, it's too late. Unless he tries to get a second sex change but Halachically, he's a mutilated Kohen.
This is also true!!!!!
Title: Re: Can you count Yaron Cohen AKA Sharon Cohen AKA Dana Int'l for a minyan?
Post by: Israel Chai on November 06, 2014, 01:07:57 AM
Do we count those who desecrate Shabbos in a minyan?

Where I live we have to because we can barely make 10 men for a service.

I know lubavitch say that they have to consider everyone there like they're a perfect Jew, but I've heard the opinion that every "Amen" at kadish and the repetition of amidah was using the Name in vain.