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Saying to an avel being lifted after shiva

Question:

What is customary to say to an avel who is being lifted after the Shiva period ends? Thank you.

 

Answer:

Hello,

The basic minhag is to simply tell them to get up. There are however some people that say the following two verses. לֹא־יָב֥וֹא עוֹד֙ שִׁמְשֵׁ֔ךְ וִירֵחֵ֖ךְ לֹ֣א יֵאָסֵ֑ף כִּ֣י יְקֹוָ֗ק יִֽהְיֶה־לָּךְ֙ לְא֣וֹר עוֹלָ֔ם וְשָׁלְמ֖וּ יְמֵ֥י אֶבְלֵֽךְ: and אִ֕ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִמּ֖וֹ תְּנַחֲמֶ֑נּוּ כֵּ֤ן אָֽנֹכִי֙ אֲנַ֣חֶמְכֶ֔ם וּבִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם תְּנֻחָֽמוּ:

Sources:

עיקרי הד"ט או"ח סי"א אות י"ד, שו"ת זקן אהרן סי' ב'.

 

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