Chapter 202 – Defilement of a Kohen
202.1) A kohen (priest) must not defile himself by coming into contact with a dead body of any kind.
202.2) A kohen must not enter a tent where there is a dead body.
202.3) If two houses are close together and a dead body is in one, a kohen not enter either house.
202.4) Even if the roofs of the houses are not of equal height, the kohen must not enter.
202.5) If a beam lies across an alley between two houses in which a dead body is in one in the style of an eruv, impurity is conducted between the two and a kohen must not enter either house.
202.6) A kohen should not stand in the doorway of a house that a corpse has been transported through.
202.7) If a kohen is already in a house in a room with the door closed, and discovers that a dead body is in the same house, he must not open the door or he will become impure.
202.8) A kohen must not come within four cubits (six feet) of a corpse or a grave.
202.9) If a kohen is discovered to be asleep in a house where someone has died, he should be awakened so he may leave immediately.
202.10) A kohen should not go near the dead body of a non-Jew.
202.11) A kohen has a duty to defile himself for a relative who is his wife, father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or sister.
202.12) A kohen may not defile himself for his parents if they have abandoned the practices of the people of Israel.
202.13) A kohen may not defile himself for a relative who has lost one of his limbs.
202.14) A kohen may not visit the graves of the righteous.
202.15) A kohen must not defile his minor children nor directly cause them to be defiled.
202.16) A kohen may not pressure relatives to remove a corpse from a house so that he may enter.