We know that a כהן may only marry a woman who was not divorced.
However what about a case where a woman got married then got divorced but never had relations.
Is she still fit for a cohen because technically she's a virgin?
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you mean kohen gadol? – ray May 11 '14 at 08:11
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I edited out the false premise. – Danny Schoemann May 11 '14 at 08:25
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What was the intended question? Was it if a Gerusha Betula works for the Aseh of a Kohein Gadol? – Double AA May 11 '14 at 08:56
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@DannySchoemann Usually the way to respond to false premeses is by answering them. – Double AA May 11 '14 at 16:11
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Explicitly forbidden in the Rambam (Isurei Bi'a Ch.19:2)
שכל נשואה בחזקת בעולה, אף על פי שנמצאת בתולה
She is forbidden to any Cohen once she was divorced. As the Ramabm states ibid (17:13) that even if she was divorced after the Eirusin, the is forbidden to a Cohen.
אחת גרושה מן האירוסין, או מן הנישואין
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"Becheskas be'ula", but what if we know for sure that she is a besula, e.g. she was under 3 years old at the time of the get? – Adám May 11 '14 at 13:42
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@NBZ - actually that part of the answer was before we edited the question; and then you'd be correct, if I'm reading the Rambam correctly. But as the question stands now, I don't see any difference in the Rambam - regarding divorcees - whether they are under or above 3 years old. – Danny Schoemann May 11 '14 at 14:06
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