Canceling the Seven Days of Mourning on the Eve of a Holiday to Sit Shiva After the Holiday
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Question
If someone's father passed away on the eve of Passover, and he wants people to come and comfort him, is it permissible for the mourner not to sit shiva for one hour on the eve of Passover so that they can come and comfort him after the holiday?
Answer
Certainly, it is forbidden.
Source
It is straightforward, and we find this in the words of the Raavad, who wrote that the holiday does not cancel if one did not sit shiva before the holiday, so that the sinner does not profit.
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