Question: In chutz l’aretz, if someone other than the avel is davening for the amud (for example, on Rosh Chodesh) does the chazan say Alokeinu V’alkei Avosaino etc. (birchas kohanim)… Read more »
Category: Seven days of mourning
Avel going to someone else’s shiva
Question: Is an avel allowed to go during his shiva to be menachem avel someone else sitting shiva? Answer: This question, may an avel go to another avel to be… Read more »
Laws of Shiva and Working
Question: I’m a commissions analyst for a telecom company. I calculate the monthly commissions for the Inside and Direct sales teams, managers and Directors. Approx. 25 employees. The calculations are… Read more »
work during shiva
Question: Is a wife who is financially independent (i.e. her husband does not support her) allowed to work during the week that her husband is sitting shiva. Answer: Under normal… Read more »
Chosson making Shiva call
Question: May a chosson make a shiva during the week of Sheba brachos? Answer: Although we do find certain lenencies in the laws of mourning regarding a choson,never the less if… Read more »
Tallis for Mincha in a Shiva House
Question: Dear Rabbi, Is there an obligation for one to wear a tallis for mincha in a shiva house? Answer: No, it would have the same status as in any… Read more »
Shiva on Chol ha-Moed Pesach
Question: Does one sit shiva on Chol ha-Moed Pesach? Answer: No. Yom Tov, including the days of Chol ha-Moed, interrupt a shiva, and one does not sit shiva on Chol… Read more »