Cohen Hallal

Shoud a Cohen whose father does not observe the Torah and commandments and married his mother when she was divorced follow the laws of Cohanim (priests)?

If it is certain that she was married according to the Jewish law in her first marriage, and she was definitely divorced, he is not subject to the laws of Cohanim. However, if there is doubt whether her first marriage was with kosher witnesses and it is not certain that she was married according to the law, and therefore it is not certain she is considered a divorcee, he should be stringent and behave according to the laws of priesthood as a stringency.

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