Mourning for a stepfather (mother’s husband)
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Question
Our stepfather (who was married to our mother) has passed away. Are we obligated to observe the laws of mourning?
Answer
You are subject to certain mourning practices because your mother is sitting shiva, but not all the regular laws of mourning apply to you.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De’ah, siman 374 (and for the other detailed laws of mourning, see the question “Whoever is mourned for, one mourns together with him”).
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