Separating a Kohen Child from Impurity
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Question
There is a garden near the house where graves were found at the bottom during its construction, and therefore Kohanim avoid going there. There is a daycare that regularly brings children to the garden, and one of the children is a Kohen. What should I do?
Answer
First, you should speak with the daycare owner and the child's parents, explaining gently and politely about the issue and the importance of maintaining the sanctity of the Kohanim. However, if this does not help, there is no need to do more than that. Furthermore, even if the grave is in a small fenced part of the garden, there is no commandment to remove the infant and transfer him to another part of the garden. Also, if the daycare owner ensures that the Kohen is only placed in the permitted part, and it is not very close to the forbidden part, but sometimes the infant still reaches the forbidden part, as long as he is at an age where he understands nothing, there is no prohibition in this, even for the daycare owner, and the prohibition is only to bring him there by hand.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 343, Paragraph 1; Yoreh De'ah, Siman 373, Paragraph 1); Mishnah Berurah (Siman 343, Se'if Katan 3); Shach (Siman 373, Se'if Katan 1).
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