Chazan in Mourning on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Question
Can a person in mourning serve as a chazan on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
Answer
According to Sephardic custom, he can serve as a chazan. However, for Ashkenazim, he should not serve unless the congregation specifically desires him.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
Mishnah Berurah, Siman 581, Se'if Katan 7
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