Torah Study for an Orphaned Girl During the Seven Days of Mourning
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Question
Is it permissible for a young girl to study Torah during the seven days of mourning?
Answer
She is permitted to study what she learns every day if she wishes.
Source
There is a dispute among the poskim whether there is a mitzvah of education for a mourner. The Taz holds that there is a mitzvah of education, but even according to his view, one should consider the opinion of the Magen Avraham in Siman 343 that a person is not obligated to educate his daughter, as proven in Nazir 29. Although there are those who disagree, and as proven in the Mishnah Berurah there, that there is an obligation of education for his young daughter, nevertheless, one can consider the opinion of the Magen Avraham and be lenient. Without this, we hold that there is no obligation of education in mourning for a minor, as explained in the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Siman 327 and in the Aruch HaShulchan.
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