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<DIV><BR>On Areivim, Naomi S Israel wrote:<BR>> I heard something new today
-- apparently 15 Kislev is a fast day for <BR>> Chevra Kadishas? Is
this commonly done??<BR><BR><BR>
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size=2>From: Zev Sero </FONT></DIV>It's pretty much universal that the members
of a chevra kadisha observe<BR>a fast day. The exact day varies by
region. In Lita the minhag was<BR>15 Kislev; in Poland the minhag was 7
Adar. </DIV>
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<DIV>>>>>><BR>Our chevra kadisha in Miami observes 7 Adar, which
is Moshe Rabbeinu's yahrtzeit -- and Hashem Himself acted as the chevra kadisha
in that case, and buried Moshe in an unknown grave. But what happened on
15 Kislev (which happens to be my father-in-law's yahrtzeit, but I never heard
of something else special about that date)?</FONT></DIV>
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