The First Year of Mourning
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Question
The day of passing was the 7th of Adar, and the burial was on the night of the 9th of Adar.
Clarification is needed regarding:
1. The 12 months of mourning
2. The yahrzeit in the first year (study of Mishnayot and Kaddish)
3. Erecting the tombstone (matzevah)
4. Visiting the grave during the first year
5. When is the last day for reciting Kaddish?
Clarification is needed regarding:
1. The 12 months of mourning
2. The yahrzeit in the first year (study of Mishnayot and Kaddish)
3. Erecting the tombstone (matzevah)
4. Visiting the grave during the first year
5. When is the last day for reciting Kaddish?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha.
1. One continues the mourning practices until the completion of twelve months from the burial.
2. The yahrzeit is observed on the anniversary of the day of death.
3. This depends on your family/customary practice.
4. The visit to the grave is on the anniversary of the day of death.
5. Kaddish is stopped after eleven months from the day of death.
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