A Kohen at the gravesite of HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman | Sheilot

A Kohen at the gravesite of HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman

Question

I would like to know whether a kohen is allowed to come to the grave of Rav Shteinman zatzal.

Answer

Shalom u’vracha 

It is not possible to come close to the grave; one may stand at a distance of four amot from the graves. 

Answered 12 December 2025 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
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