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Can
an unveiling be conducted during Passover? Is there any other time in the year
when an unveiling cannot take place aside from the Shabbath? Answer There
are no specific laws or requirements concerning the unveiling. In fact, it is
a relatively new custom to perform unveilings. In Europe and Russia, before WW
II, the monuments were erected by the sexton of the synagogue, and even the family
did not attend - (source: "Igrot Moshe" by R' M. Feinstein, Y.D. IV 61). Therefore,
except for Shabbat and Jewish holidays: Rosh HaShana, Yom Kippur, Succot, Chanuka,
Purim, Passover and Shavuot; you should not schedule an unveiling. The reason
being that they are days of rejoicing. Thus, unveilings are customarily not
scheduled throughout Passover including Chol HaMoed (the intermediate days).
Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Aish.com
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