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  • Thirty days of mourning

Calulating shloshim

Question: My parent died at moon on the 8th of shevat and was buried at noon on the 9 th of shvat. What is the final day of shloshim Answer:… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning shloshim
01/02/2019
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When is shloshim?

Question: My mother was buried on June 19 , 2018 in morning in USA. When is shloshim? Answer: Hamakom yinachem eschem b’toch shar aveilei tzion  v’yerushalayim. The shloshim is calculated… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning shloshim
05/07/2018
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Calculating shloshim

Question: My father was niftar on ב תמוזand was buried on ה תמוז When is shloshim? I think it may fall on Shabbas-if this is the case should we go… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning shloshim
05/07/2018
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Number of people that I can eat with

Question: When going to a restaurant for dinner how many couples can accompany me and my husband. I am in shloshim for my brother Answer: It isn’t a question of… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning shloshim
07/05/2018
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My mother died April2,2018. Funeral April 4. Sjiva over April 11.

Question: When is shloshim finished Answer: Hamakom Yinachem eschem b;toch sharaveilei tzion v’yirushalayim. Regarding your question, the sholoshim are calculated according to when the funeral was, therefore I am assuming… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning shloshim
01/05/2018
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Shloshim calculating

Question: Thank you very much for your support My sister passed away last Friday in Israel March 23 .2018 buried in Israel Sunday 25 We start shiva Sunday morning March… Read more »

Seven days of mourning Thirty days of mourning shiva shloshim Yom Tov
28/03/2018
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Buying items for the home during shloshim for a parent

Question: Can I purchase a new coffee maker if it is on sale now? It is something I want, not a necessity. Husband will also use it. Answer: It is… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning purchases during shloshim shloshim
18/12/2017
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May I go away for a family vacation/shabbos during shloshim for my mom

Question: May I go away for a family vacation/shabbos during the shloshim for my mom.We usually go away only in the summer as the kids are off and wont be… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning Year of mourning aveilus vacation
15/08/2017
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Buying a new shaitel

Question: Can I buy a sheitel during the shiloshim for my Mother Answer: Hamakom Yinachem Eschem b’toal aveilei tzion v’yerushalayim Regarding your question, the minhag is that an avel doesn’t… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning Year of mourning buying clothes during aveilus
16/07/2017
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Swimming/ going to the beach or pool during after shiva

Question: Can one mourning a parent swim after the shiva period/ during the 30 day or 12 month? Answer: During shloshim the avel should not go swimming if it is… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning Year of mourning aveilus swimming
19/06/2017
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Does Shavuot take over Shloshim? May I shave and cut my nails?

Question: I am in Shloshim for my mother. I have been told that for a parent, Shavuot does not take over Sheloshim and I may still not shave or cut… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning shloshim Yom Tov
30/05/2017
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Does Lag B’omer allow someone in shloshim to shave?

Question: Does Lag B’omer allow someone in shloshim to shave? ie break the shloshim? Answer: Lag Baomer is the culmination or breaking of the aveilus for the talmidim of R’… Read more »

Counting the Omer Thirty days of mourning lag ba'omer mourning
16/05/2017
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Mourning for a spouse

Question: May a spouse observe mourning beyond shloshim. I feel that 30 days is not enough for my husband after 56 years of marriage. Answer: Losing a spouse after 56… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning mourning shloshim
16/05/2017
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Calculating Sheloshim

Question: My Mother passed on Chol Hamoed Pesach (April 13th – 17th Nissan) and I need help calculating sheloshim. Please and thank you. Answer: The shloshim is counted from the… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning aveilus shloshim
02/05/2017
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shloshim for parent/ pesach

Question: A person is in “SHLOSHIM” for a parent. Pesach occurs during “SHLOSHIM”. Can a person take a haircut, shave and cut nails on EREV PESACH? Can a person send… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning aveilus dry cleaning Haircut shloshim
04/04/2017
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Can I get my eyebrows waxed during the shloshim?

Question: Can I get my eyebrows waxed during the shloshim? Answer: A married woman, or a woman that is looking for a shudduch that is in aveilus of shloshim may… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning aveilus Haircut waxing
04/04/2017
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Attending a wedding during sheloshim

Question: Is one who is still in the sheloshim for one’s father allowed to attend a wedding l’chatchila? Can one attend only the chupah or is it best not to… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning
12/07/2016
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Gifts during sheloshim

Question: Is one allowed to give or receive gifts during the sheloshim for a parent. What is considered a gift? Can an avel send a cake to a neighbor to… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning Year of mourning
04/07/2016
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Need help calculating date of shloshim

Question: If the date of burial was May 23, 2016, when does shloshim fall? Shavuot falls within 30 days. Does that change the determination of the date of shloshim? Answer:… Read more »

Thirty days of mourning
15/06/2016

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