<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 7, 2008 8:58 AM, Rich, Joel <<a href="mailto:JRich@sibson.com">JRich@sibson.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font face="Arial"><span>There seems to be a not
infrequent practice to allow for funerals held on days when there are not
supposed to be hespedim , "recollections" and/or "life lessons" (substitute
appropriate Yiddish depending on your venue ) . Given that according to
many (while bechi is a goal) the main element of hespedim is to remember
who the individual was and the impact of his absence, what is the halachik basis
for these talks? Is anyone aware of whether this has been minhag Yisrael
for a long time for the masses?<br><br><br>KT</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial"><span>Joel
Rich</span></font></div></div></blockquote></div><br>Why is there no aveilus and shiva when a burail is on YT/ Hulu ShelMO'ed [at leat untli after the Moed is over?<br><br>Becuase the Moe'd derabbim is doche the aveilus of the yachid. We do not want tose celebrating a Mo'ed to be socialyl obligated to visit the aveilim until the Mo'ed is over so as not to dtract from the mo'ed. {bekoshi hitru nichum aveilm beshabbos]<br>
<br><br>AISI here too at a levaya. the hesped - so important for the aveilim - is suspended out of respect for the tzibbur @ large<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Kol Tuv / Best Regards,<br><a href="mailto:RabbiRichWolpoe@Gmail.com">RabbiRichWolpoe@Gmail.com</a><br>
see: <a href="http://nishmablog.blogspot.com/">http://nishmablog.blogspot.com/</a>