Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz
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Last time, him, Ben, his father, you can write Hakohen after his father's name.
And each other time, that's only the son's name mentioned in the Ksumi.
You don't have to write Hakohen.
Because just the fact that you're right, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is not a Kohen is already an indicator that he is a Kohen.
No one is going to be khoshish that he's a halal.
Because if you were a halal, the first time and the last time, we would have said Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is not a Kohen.
The fact that it doesn't say that, that tells you that he's not a halal.
Rabbi Willick, however, is quoted there as disagreeing.
Rabbi Willick said, no, no.
Every single time his name is mentioned in the Ksuba, if he's a Kohen Kosher, it should say the word Kohen.
And if it doesn't, people are going to be suspicious that maybe he is not a Kohen, that maybe he's a Halal, and only the father is a Kohen.
Meaning, if it only says Elazar bin Arna Kohen, and then Elazar, Elazar, Elazar, Elazar, then at the end, Elazar bin Arna Kohen, people will assume Elazar is a Halal, that he is not a Kohen.
Rabbi Willick pointed out that you have no such concerns when it comes to a Levi, because there's no such thing as a Levi that is a Halal.
So you can...
whatever, it was not Alevi.
So if you write Elazer ben Aaron Halevi, then each time it could be Elazer, Elazer, Elazer, Elazer, and Elazer ben Aaron Halevi at the end.
So what's the practice?
I have no idea, but these are at least some of the opinions of what to do in such a case.
Everyone have a great day.
How is the Rebbe consistently able to maintain such a high level of joy?