Aliyah of a Minor Kohen
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Question
We don't have a Kohen in our synagogue, and there is only a 12-year-old Kohen who comes to pray in our minyan. Can he be called up as a Kohen?
Answer
The custom is not to call up a minor, even if he is the only Kohen in the synagogue.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 282, Se'if 3) Mishnah Berurah (Se'if Katan 12).
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