Monday, July 16, 2007

IS A CHALALAH AN ORDINARY BAS YISROEL? - Yevamos 74 - Daf Yomi

The Gemora asks: Terumah is also not eaten by all the offspring of Aaron because a chalalah (a female offspring of a Kohen and a woman who is forbidden to him because he is a Kohen) is not permitted in terumah.

The Gemora answers: A chalalah is not classified as an offspring of Aaron.

It emerges from the Gemora that a chalalah may not eat terumah because she is not considered a Kohenes.

The Keren Orah inquires: Can a chalalah that marries a Kohen eat terumah? Can we say that just as a daughter of a Yisroel, who marries a Kohen may eat terumah, so too, the chalalah, who is married to a Kohen can also eat terumah?

Tosfos (57a) states: A chalalah who marries a Kohen is forbidden from eating terumah even if he married her in a permissible manner.

The Steipler Gaon says that a chalalah is regarded as being on an inferior level than an ordinary daughter of a Yisroel. A chalalah is considered a non-Kohenes forever. A daughter of a Yisroel, who marries a Kohen can be classified as a Kohenes, whereas a chalalah is removed from that status forever.

Furthermore, he states that a chalalah has an inherent disqualification from Kehunah besides being classified as a non-Kohenes.

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