Visiting the Grave on the Night of the Yahrzeit | Sheilot

Visiting the Grave on the Night of the Yahrzeit

Question

Hello, is there any issue with visiting the cemetery at night? On the night after Shabbat, it will be the yahrzeit of my father.

Answer

Hello and blessings,

There is no issue with this. It is permissible to visit the grave on the night of the yahrzeit, and it is also permissible to visit the grave on the night after Shabbat.

Answered 26 November 2025 How answers are reviewed
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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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