We recently had an avel in shiva in our minyan. A quick check verified<br>that one says tachanun. It is only in the house of the shiva that tachanun<br>is not said. OTOH tachanun is omitted if there is a chatan in the<br>minyan. For a Brit Milah it is omitted even if the Brit is at another
<br>minyan in the same shul even if none of the participants are at this<br>particular minyan. The question is <br>1. why does shiva not affect Tachanun of the tzibbur (not in his house)<br>2. A chatan stops Tachanun but only in his minyan
<br>3. A Brit stops tachanun in all minyanim in the same shul<br><br>kol tuv<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Eli Turkel