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Obligation of Reverence for Grandparents

Question

Hello, is there an obligation of reverence for grandparents?

Answer

Hello and blessings,

There is an obligation of reverence for grandparents.

Source

See Charedim, Chapter 4, positive commandments from the Torah dependent on speech, and the glosses of R. Akiva Eiger on Shulchan Aruch, Siman 240, Seif 24.

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