Mourning for a Child Who Rejected God
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Question
What is the source for sitting shiva for a son or daughter who left the Torah and rejected the fundamentals of faith?
Answer
Shalom Rav,
The source is from Rabbeinu Gershom, who mourned for his son who converted away from Judaism.
Source
Cited in Beit Yosef (Yoreh De'ah, Siman 340) in the name of Mordechai (Mo'ed Katan, Siman 575) and Hagahot Maimoni (Kushta edition, Chapter 11, Halacha 2). See also Responsa Tzitz Eliezer (Part 5, Ramat Rachel, Siman 42, beginning).