Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha:

Beit Hamikdash,  Kohanim 

Machshava:

Beit HaMikdash 

Parsha:

Emor 

References: Taanit: 20b ,  Sanhedrin: 36b ,  Kiddushin: 76b ,  Kiddushin: 23b ,  Yoma: 22b ,  Yoma: 19a  

Description

The disqualification of kohanim who have visible physical defects from serving in the Mishkan and Beit haMikdash, as seen in Parshat Emor. Highlighting the conflict between this law and other laws/principles in the Torah, and offering four approaches.