[Avodah] Chevra Kadisha Fast Day today, 15 Kislev?

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On Areivim, Naomi S Israel wrote:
> I heard something new today  -- apparently 15 Kislev is a fast day for 
> Chevra Kadishas?  Is  this commonly done??


From: Zev Sero 
It's pretty much universal that the members  of a chevra kadisha observe
a fast day.  The exact day varies by  region.  In Lita the minhag was
15 Kislev; in Poland the minhag was 7  Adar.  
 
 
>>>>>
Our chevra kadisha in Miami observes 7 Adar, which  is Moshe Rabbeinu's 
yahrtzeit -- and Hashem Himself acted as the chevra kadisha  in that case, and 
buried Moshe in an unknown grave.  But what happened on  15 Kislev (which happens 
to be my father-in-law's yahrtzeit, but I never heard  of something else 
special about that date)?



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