Reciting Tehillim for an Onen | Funeral and Burial | Ask the Rabbi - SHEILOT.COM

Reciting Tehillim for an Onen

Question

Honorable Rabbi, shlita, I am with an onen who is guarding his father's body, and he is asking if he is permitted to recite Tehillim by the bedside.

Answer

It is permitted for women

Source

According to Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah 344, and Orach Chaim 554

Comments

Have an additional question on this topic or need clarification? Leave your comment below. (Please note that the comment will not be published but will be sent directly to the answering Rabbi for review and a private response)

Please sign up or log in to submit your comment

Become our patrners in supporting and spreading the Torah

Help us answer more questions faster and better
Join the mission

More questions in this category

Purity laws for Kohanim
Attending a Funeral During Study
Funeral and Burial
Tearing for a Young Child
Cemetery
Bringing a Baby to a Funeral or Cemetery