Yahrzeit on Days When Tachanun is Not Recited
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Question
If someone's father passed away in the month of Nisan, is it necessary to fast on the yahrzeit date?
Answer
According to the Shulchan Aruch, one should fast. However, according to the Rema, one does not fast on a yahrzeit on days when Tachanun is not recited. Nevertheless, one should increase charity, Torah study, and mitzvot, and light a candle in memory of one's father.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 568, Se'if 9: "If the day of his father's death falls on Shabbat or Rosh Chodesh, it is postponed to the next day. Hagah: However, this is not the custom, and one does not fast at all; similarly on other days when Tachanun is not recited." The Bach in Orach Chaim, Siman 568, wrote to fast from Isru Chag until Rosh Chodesh Iyar, but the Magen Avraham there, Se'if Katan 5, ruled that one should not fast, as this is the custom.
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