I am a Cohen and have been working as a maintenance employee for several years in a
large hospital in the United States. Since all the rooms and corridors are interconnected, and
every day in the hospital, several people die, a friend told me that I can't work there because
I am a Cohen. Is he right? Is there any distinction between the deceased being Jews or
Gentiles?
In a Jewish hospital, it is not permitted to be a maintenance worker in any way, but in a non-
Jewish hospital, it is allowed if the person has already started working there and there is a
financial loss, but ideally, one should also avoid working in a non-Jewish hospital. And being
a doctor or nurse, there are those who allow it even in a Jewish hospital when there is a
financial loss, but in principle, it should also be avoided.
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