[Avodah] Spouse vs. parent

[Saul Mashbaum]

RMF writes in IM  that, since the laws of inheritance are based on the
principle "hakarov, karov kodem",
the fact that one's children inherit him even if his parents are alive,
shows that one's closest
relatives are his children, not his parents. Thus aveilut yud bet chodesh
is not based on the degree of closeness of the deceased to the mourner.
Rather, R. Moshe writes,  aveilut yud bet chodesh is a din in kibbud av
v'am.

Saul Mashbaum
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