Re: [Cz-L] Cohen & Cohen

Yes Felix,
One of many which made up our lives.
 And still do,
Hardy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Felix Garfunkel" <felixg1_at_prodigy.net>
To: "Miriam Taylor" <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
Cc: "Shula 2" <shulaklinger_at_gmail.com>; "HARDY BREIER"
<HARDY3_at_bezeqint.net>; "CZERNOWITZ-L" <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 4:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Cohen & Cohen

I believe that is a fable or myth.

Felix

Sent from my iPad

On Nov 17, 2013, at 10:37 PM, Miriam Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu> wrote:

> Hi Shula,
>
> It is not just hands, but hands in which the fingers are held so that
> there is a space between the middle finger and the fourth finger.
> Most people cannot hold their fingers like this, but Kohanim can.
> Since they are supposedly all of them, the male descendants of Aaron,
> the brother of Moses, and as has been found, all cary a particular marker
> on the Y chromosome, except for doing DNA analysis, the hands held
> like this, are a sign of belonging to the Kohanim.
>
> Mimi
>

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