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Minchat Chinuch 269 seems to take it as a given that the requirement to honor the kohen does not apply to a kohenet. He writes: וטומטום ואנדרוגינוס כיון שהם ספק נראה דמצוה לקדשם אף על פי שאין ראוי...
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#2: Post edited
by
JoelK
·
2020-07-15T10:05:31Z (almost 4 years ago)
[Minchat Chinuch 269](https://www.sefaria.org/Minchat_Chinukh.269.1.1?lang=he) seems to take it as a given that the requirement to honor the *kohen* does not apply to a *kohenet*.- He writes:
- >וטומטום ואנדרוגינוס כיון שהם ספק נראה דמצוה לקדשם אף על פי שאין ראויים לעבוד וגם אין חולקים בקדשים כמבואר בה' מעה"ק מכל מקום **כיון דהם ס' זכרים מצוה לקדשם** מספק.‏
- >
- >As for a *tumtum* or *androgynous*, since it is a matter of doubt, there is a *mitzvah* to sanctify them, even though they are not fit to perform the temple service and do not receive sacrificial portions (as explained in the Laws of the Sacrificial Service) nevertheless, **since they are males out of doubt there is a commandment to sanctify them**, out of doubt.
- The implication is that the requirements of וקדשתו (which include honoring the *kohen*) only apply to males and do not extend to a *kohenet*.
- [Minchat Chinuch 269](https://www.sefaria.org/Minchat_Chinukh.269.1.2?lang=he) seems to take it as a given that the requirement to honor the *kohen* does not apply to a *kohenet*.
- He writes:
- >וטומטום ואנדרוגינוס כיון שהם ספק נראה דמצוה לקדשם אף על פי שאין ראויים לעבוד וגם אין חולקים בקדשים כמבואר בה' מעה"ק מכל מקום **כיון דהם ס' זכרים מצוה לקדשם** מספק.‏
- >
- >As for a *tumtum* or *androgynous*, since it is a matter of doubt, there is a *mitzvah* to sanctify them, even though they are not fit to perform the temple service and do not receive sacrificial portions (as explained in the Laws of the Sacrificial Service) nevertheless, **since they are males out of doubt there is a commandment to sanctify them**, out of doubt.
- The implication is that the requirements of וקדשתו (which include honoring the *kohen*) only apply to males and do not extend to a *kohenet*.
#1: Initial revision
by
JoelK
·
2020-07-15T10:00:55Z (almost 4 years ago)
[Minchat Chinuch 269](https://www.sefaria.org/Minchat_Chinukh.269.1.1?lang=he) seems to take it as a given that the requirement to honor the *kohen* does not apply to a *kohenet*. He writes: >וטומטום ואנדרוגינוס כיון שהם ספק נראה דמצוה לקדשם אף על פי שאין ראויים לעבוד וגם אין חולקים בקדשים כמבואר בה' מעה"ק מכל מקום **כיון דהם ס' זכרים מצוה לקדשם** מספק.‏ > >As for a *tumtum* or *androgynous*, since it is a matter of doubt, there is a *mitzvah* to sanctify them, even though they are not fit to perform the temple service and do not receive sacrificial portions (as explained in the Laws of the Sacrificial Service) nevertheless, **since they are males out of doubt there is a commandment to sanctify them**, out of doubt. The implication is that the requirements of וקדשתו (which include honoring the *kohen*) only apply to males and do not extend to a *kohenet*.