Kaddish for a Child Under Bar Mitzvah Age
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Question
Is Kaddish recited for a child who passed away before reaching Bar Mitzvah age?
Answer
There is no obligation to recite Kaddish except for one's father, but it is a great merit to recite Kaddish for a child who passed away, according to Sephardic custom from the age of thirty days, and for Ashkenazim from the age of twelve months. Even though the child did not sin, it still provides an elevation for the soul.
Source
Rema, Siman 344, Se'if 4: "A minor, at what age should he be eulogized? Poor children at five, rich children at six; children of the elderly like the children of the poor. But Tziduk HaDin and Kaddish are recited for an infant who has passed thirty days." And Rema writes: "This is not the custom, except when he is twelve months old and is carried out on a bier, as mentioned later in Siman 353, Se'if 5."
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