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<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><BR>Rather it seems to me that
the reason for kaddish to be said by all the sons, and only the sons, is
simply because that's the way the minhag was originally done. Not because of
any reason which has yet been mentioned in this post.<BR><BR>Akiva
Miller</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>WADR, may I strongly suggest that you get a hold of a
copy of Mourning in Halacha by Rabbi Chaim Binyamin Goldberg. (<A
href="http://www.artscroll.com/Books/moup.html" eudora="autourl">
http://www.artscroll.com/Books/moup.html</A> )<BR><BR>There you will be able
to read all about Kaddish, who should say it, when it is to be said, etc.
<BR><BR><X-SIGSEP>
<P></X-SIGSEP>Yitzchok Levine <SPAN class=621594513-12112008><FONT
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<P><SPAN class=621594513-12112008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>I would have
assumed the reason is that the source story by R' Akiva was teaching the son
rather than R' Akiva doing it himself.</FONT></SPAN>
<P><SPAN class=621594513-12112008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>KT<BR>Joel
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