Mourner's Visit to Comfort Other Mourners

Question

I am sitting shiva for my father, of blessed memory. Is it permissible for me to go and comfort my aunt who is sitting alone at her home?

Answer

Shalom Rav,

For a necessary matter, it is permissible to go out during the days of mourning. Therefore, if your aunt specifically needs you to come to her, you are allowed to go out.

If possible, it is advisable to go out in the evening and discreetly.

Answered 6 July 2023 How answers are reviewed

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Rabbi Israel Cohen

Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah

Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah

Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah

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Source

Shulchan Aruch and Rema, Siman 393, Se'if 2.

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