Tearing Across the Garment
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Question
A person who is obligated to tear their garment for a deceased relative, can they make a tear one tefach across the garment?
Answer
The tear must be along the length of the garment.
Source
Pitchei Teshuva, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 340, Se'if Katan 2: "It is written in Chochmat Adam, Klal 152, Din 2, in the name of (Radbaz, Part 3, Siman 560) that if one tears across the garment, they have not fulfilled the obligation because it does not appear as torn, but rather as if it tore by itself."
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