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==== Modern Judaism ====
{{See also|List of disqualifications for the Jewish priesthood}}
Since the [[destruction of the Second Temple]], and (therefore) the cessation of the daily and seasonal temple ceremonies and sacrifices, [[kohanim]] have become much less prominent. In traditional Judaism ([[Orthodox Judaism]] and to some extent, [[Conservative Judaism]]) a few priestly and [[Levitical]] functions, such as the ''[[pidyon haben]]'' (redemption of a first-born son) ceremony and the [[Priestly Blessing]], have been retained. Especially in Orthodox Judaism, kohanim remain subject to a number of restrictions concerning matters related to marriage and [[tumah and taharah|ritual purity]].

[[Orthodox Judaism]] regard the kohanim as being held in reserve for a future [[Third Temple|restored Temple]]. Kohanim do not perform roles of propitiation, sacrifice, or sacrament in any branch of [[Rabbinical Judaism]] or in [[Karaite Judaism]]. The principal religious function of any kohanim is to perform the [[Priestly Blessing]], although an individual kohen may also become a [[rabbi]] or other professional religious leader.

===== Beta Israel =====
The traditional [[Beta Israel]] community in Israel had little direct contact with other Jewish groups after the destruction of the temple and developed separately for almost two thousand years. While some Beta Israel now follow Rabbinical Jewish practices, the Ethiopian Jewish religious tradition ([[Haymanot]]) uses the word [[Kahen]] to refer to a type non-hereditary cleric.