Author Topic: Can you count Yaron Cohen AKA Sharon Cohen AKA Dana Int'l for a minyan?  (Read 1302 times)

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Offline ChabadKahanist

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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.
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Re: Can you count Yaron Cohen AKA Sharon Cohen AKA Dana Int'l for a minyan?
« Reply #1 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.

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Re: Can you count Yaron Cohen AKA Sharon Cohen AKA Dana Int'l for a minyan?
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2014, 05:50:05 AM »
Regardless of what sex, this is an Epikoros.

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Re: Can you count Yaron Cohen AKA Sharon Cohen AKA Dana Int'l for a minyan?
« Reply #3 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.
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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.


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Re: Can you count Yaron Cohen AKA Sharon Cohen AKA Dana Int'l for a minyan?
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2014, 04:12:02 PM »
This creature should move to iran.
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Re: Can you count Yaron Cohen AKA Sharon Cohen AKA Dana Int'l for a minyan?
« Reply #5 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.

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Re: Can you count Yaron Cohen AKA Sharon Cohen AKA Dana Int'l for a minyan?
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: Can you count Yaron Cohen AKA Sharon Cohen AKA Dana Int'l for a minyan?
« Reply #7 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.
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