Accompanying Relatives Behind the Coffin

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Question

According to the Jerusalem custom where the descendants of the deceased do not accompany the coffin, can they travel to the cemetery before the burial after the coffin has moved far away from them?

Answer

Shalom Rav

It is permitted to walk a long distance.

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