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From: "Sasson Margaliot" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Is the CMH J1?
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 19:32:26 +0200
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Alfred A. Aburto Jr. wrote:



> I was thinking that such specific knowlege that Cohanim are really J1 may
> hurt some people, shatter their beliefs they had for ages perhaps. That
> would not be good Glen. That is what I was thinking was the reason ...
> Al

What difference does it make for "beliefs people had for ages" if Cohanim
are in J1 or in J2a (= J2xJ2e according to the standard YCC notation)?

The issue is very sensitive, but not because it challenges religion,
which it doesn't, but because it challenges some accepted views in Y-DNA
research community.


Sasson Margaliot

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