Question: Do bereaved Jewish children need to sit shivah and observe mourning rituals?
Dear Rabbi,
If the parents of a four year old child both die suddenly, what are the rules for that child in terms of observing Shivah and other Jewish burial / mourning rituals?
Thank you, Carly
Answer: Dear Carly,
Jewish children of that age are completely exempt from any of laws of mourning.
May we not know of such cases.
Rabbi Ari Enkin
Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel
Jewish children of that age are completely exempt from any of laws of mourning.
May we not know of such cases.
Rabbi Ari Enkin
Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel
