Yom Kippur Katan for a Mourner in Shiva
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Question
Can a mourner in Shiva recite Yom Kippur Katan on the eve of Rosh Chodesh?
Answer
A mourner can recite Yom Kippur Katan on the eve of Rosh Chodesh, but there are those who disagree.
Source
In Shut Yehuda Yaaleh (Asad), Part 1 - Yoreh De'ah, Siman 353, it is written: "But in the Selichot established at specific times of the year, such as BeHaB and all Ta'anit Tzibur and all on the eve of Rosh Chodesh, they were established for sorrow and grief, whether from what happened to our ancestors or from our sins during the festivals and on the eve of Rosh Chodesh due to the diminution of the moon and the exile of the Shechinah, and they fast in them to mourn, and even in the house of a mourner who is in sorrow, there is a place to recite them, etc."
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