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size=2></FONT><BR> </DIV><BR>FWIW<BR>
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<LI>I have heard [no firm source] that learning a Mishnah is a good [or maybe
beter] than saying a kaddish as far as zechuyos go.
<LI>KItzur SA mentiosn saying haftaros as an Avel. I have rarely if ever seen
this done in practice. I have seen it for yahrtzeits.
<LI>There is also mention of leading birkas Hamazon<BR><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=988543609-30042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>In the
shteibeil</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>in my youth the
rebbi was niftar and his teenage son got maftir each week throughout the year
(said brachot, someone else read the haftara)<BR>KT<BR>Joel
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