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Mourning (Aveilus)

  • Chanukah, Mourning (Aveilus), Yahrtzeit
  • hallel, yahrtzeit

Does one Daven Hallel at the Amud on Chanukah if he has Yahrtzeit for a parent?

  Yes.   See here for a similar -but different- case:  https://asktherav.com/32094-can-an-avel-who-has-yartzeit-on-chanukah-lead-the-minyan-with-hallel/   Sources: פשוט, שעיקר השקו״ט הוא בנוגע לאבל באמירת הלל, כיון שאינו שרוי בשמחה ושאין לו לעורר שמחה.…

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  • Mourning (Aveilus), Yahrtzeit
  • bar mitzvah, mourning, simcha, yahr tzeit

Can I go to my nephew’s Bar Mitzvah which will be on the night of my son’s Yahrtzeit?

  You may attend the Bar Mitzvah.   Sources: לכל לראש, ד״ז הוא ממנהגא - ד״מ יו״ד סוסי׳ שצא. רמ״א שם וסוסי׳ תב - ולא מדינא, ויש שחלקו וכתבו שלא…

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  • Burial
  • English on tombstones, Matzeiva, Techiyas Hameisim

If someone bought a family grave plot in a cemetery, is there any issue of Ayin Hara with putting up a headstone with the (English) family name, if no one is buried there?

  There are two issues: 1. English on a Tombstones: Many Poskim forbid the usage of languages other than Lashon Hakodesh on a tombstone. As part of a Zechus for…

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  • Mourning (Aveilus)
  • burial, bury, teeth, tooth

If a tooth is pulled, is it necessary to bury it?

  No.   Sources: .ראה רמב״ם טומאת מת ג, יג שאינו מטמא ושו”ת יוסף אומץ להחיד”א סוסי׳ ל’ דרובא דעלמא לא חשו לזה מלבד חכמי המערב שהיו זהירים בכך. ועיי״ש…

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  • Mourning (Aveilus)
  • aveilus, gift, mourning, present during aveilus, מעשה רב

Can I give my wife a bottle of perfume as a birthday gift during her year of Aveilus?

  If it’s customary in her family to buy birthday presents, or if you always buy her birthday presents, and this is an expected behavior, you may buy her a…

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  • Mourning (Aveilus), Yahrtzeit
  • adar, Adar Sheini, kaddish, shana peshuta

If someone passes away in a regular Shana Peshuta according to minhag Chabad what Adar do we observe in a leap year?

  Adar Rishon. But if possible should daven and say Kaddish Adar Sheni too.   Sources: See Rama 568: 7. Kitzur SA 221:3. See also Likkutei Sichos 16 p. 342…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Birth, Burial
  • placenta

Article: Does the placenta need to be buried?

  Question: Is the placenta considered a part of the person and therefore requires burial or can it just be thrown out in the garbage?   Short Answer: No need…

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