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YonahGross: /* Which Garments to Tear */

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Which Garments to Tear

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	#One who is [[mourning]] any relative other than a parent should tear one's outer garment such as one's shirt, but not an outer garment which one only wears sometimes, such as a coat or jacket. <ref>Shulchan Aruch rules that one doesn't have to tear kriyah on an outer garment. The Taz 340:5 explains that this outer garment is something only worn for modesty in a shul or outdoors but not in a private house. The Nekudat Hakesef argues that the outer garment is only exempt if it is something worn for modesty just in shul, but if it is a garment always worn in the street, even if it isn't worn at home, it is still obligated in kriyah. Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:3 rules like the Shach and writes that one who is [[mourning]] a relative other than a parent doesn't rip one's outer garment which one sometimes goes in the street with and sometimes not. Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's comment on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:4 writes that such a mourner should rip his shirt and not his coat. [http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/880233/rabbi-mordechai-i-willig/aveilut-shiur-20-keriya-on-the-seventh-day-after-changing-hilchot-keriya-tefillin-first-day/ Rabbi Mordechai Willig (Aveilut Shiur 20)] explained that since people don't always wears a jacket inside or even in the street, it is considered an outer garment that doesn't need to be ripped. </ref>		#One who is [[mourning]] any relative other than a parent should tear one's outer garment such as one's shirt, but not an outer garment which one only wears sometimes, such as a coat or jacket. <ref>Shulchan Aruch rules that one doesn't have to tear kriyah on an outer garment. The Taz 340:5 explains that this outer garment is something only worn for modesty in a shul or outdoors but not in a private house. The Nekudat Hakesef argues that the outer garment is only exempt if it is something worn for modesty just in shul, but if it is a garment always worn in the street, even if it isn't worn at home, it is still obligated in kriyah. Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:3 rules like the Shach and writes that one who is [[mourning]] a relative other than a parent doesn't rip one's outer garment which one sometimes goes in the street with and sometimes not. Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's comment on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:4 writes that such a mourner should rip his shirt and not his coat. [http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/880233/rabbi-mordechai-i-willig/aveilut-shiur-20-keriya-on-the-seventh-day-after-changing-hilchot-keriya-tefillin-first-day/ Rabbi Mordechai Willig (Aveilut Shiur 20)] explained that since people don't always wears a jacket inside or even in the street, it is considered an outer garment that doesn't need to be ripped. </ref>
	#One who is [[mourning]] a parent should tear one's outer garment as well as any ~~undershirt~~ that one is wearing until one reveals the skin covering one's heart. One does not need to tear an outer garment which one only wears sometimes such as a coat or jacket. <ref>Kitzur S”A 195:3 writes that one who is [[mourning]] a parent should rip one's outer garment and all inner garments until one reveals one's heart, but one doesn't need to rip a coat which sometimes wears. Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's comment on Kitzur S”A 195:4 writes that such a mourner should rip his shirt and not his coat. </ref>		#One who is [[mourning]] a parent should tear one's outer garment as well as any shirt that one is wearing until one reveals the skin covering one's heart. An undershirt worn to absorb sweat should not be torn. <ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 340:10</ref>One does not need to tear an outer garment which one only wears sometimes such as a coat or jacket. <ref>Kitzur S”A 195:3 writes that one who is [[mourning]] a parent should rip one's outer garment and all inner garments until one reveals one's heart, but one doesn't need to rip a coat which sometimes wears. Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's comment on Kitzur S”A 195:4 writes that such a mourner should rip his shirt and not his coat. </ref>
	#If one only tore some of the garments which one was obligated to tear, one has not fulfilled his obligation. <ref>Kitzur S”A 195:3</ref>		#If one only tore some of the garments which one was obligated to tear, one has not fulfilled his obligation. <ref>Kitzur S”A 195:3</ref>

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When to tear Keriyah

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	==When to tear Keriyah==		==When to tear Keriyah==

	#Ideally a person should tear kriyah immediately or as soon as possible after the person dies or he hears about it.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 339:3, Rama 340:1, Shach 340:3, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:1, Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 226)</ref> The minhag, however, is to tear kriyah after the burial or before the seudat havrah. This minhag has what to rely upon.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 226) writes that the Sephardic minhag to tear kriyah after the burial has what to rely upon. Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's comment on Kitzur S”A 195:2 confirms this minhag.</ref>		#Ideally a person should tear kriyah immediately or as soon as possible after the person dies or he hears about it.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 339:3, Rama 340:1, Shach 340:3, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:1, [https://outorah.org/p/28658/ Rabbi Aiken on OU.org], Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 226)</ref> The Sephardic minhag, however, is to tear kriyah after the burial or before the seudat havrah. This minhag has what to rely upon.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 226) writes that the Sephardic minhag to tear kriyah after the burial has what to rely upon. Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's comment on Kitzur S”A 195:2 confirms this minhag.</ref>
	#If someone's relative died he doesn't tear keriya on Yom Tov even the second day.<ref>Rambam (Aveilut 11:1), Shulchan Aruch YD 399:13</ref>		#If someone's relative died he doesn't tear keriya on Yom Tov even the second day.<ref>Rambam (Aveilut 11:1), Shulchan Aruch YD 399:13</ref>
	#On Chol Hamoed it is permitted to tear kriyah for a relative for whom one has an obligation to tear kriyah.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 401:2</ref>		#On Chol Hamoed it is permitted to tear kriyah for a relative for whom one has an obligation to tear kriyah.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 401:2</ref>

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2022-08-23T13:07:00Z

When to tear Keriyah

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	==When to tear Keriyah==		==When to tear Keriyah==

	#Ideally a person should tear kriyah immediately or as soon as possible after the person dies or he hears about it.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:1, Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 226)</ref> The minhag, however, is to tear kriyah after the burial or before the seudat havrah. This minhag has what to rely upon.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 226) writes that the Sephardic minhag to tear kriyah after the burial has what to rely upon. Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's comment on Kitzur S”A 195:2 confirms this minhag.</ref>		#Ideally a person should tear kriyah immediately or as soon as possible after the person dies or he hears about it.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 339:3, Rama 340:1, Shach 340:3, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:1, Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 226)</ref> The minhag, however, is to tear kriyah after the burial or before the seudat havrah. This minhag has what to rely upon.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 226) writes that the Sephardic minhag to tear kriyah after the burial has what to rely upon. Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's comment on Kitzur S”A 195:2 confirms this minhag.</ref>
	#If someone's relative died he doesn't tear keriya on Yom Tov even the second day.<ref>Rambam (Aveilut 11:1), Shulchan Aruch YD 399:13</ref>		#If someone's relative died he doesn't tear keriya on Yom Tov even the second day.<ref>Rambam (Aveilut 11:1), Shulchan Aruch YD 399:13</ref>
	#On Chol Hamoed it is permitted to tear kriyah for a relative for whom one has an obligation to tear kriyah.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 401:2</ref>		#On Chol Hamoed it is permitted to tear kriyah for a relative for whom one has an obligation to tear kriyah.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 401:2</ref>

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	If one's relative passed away, one is obligated to tear one's garments as an act of [[mourning]].<ref>Kitzur S”A 195:1. The Rosh Moed Katan 3:44 quotes the Raavad as holding that tearing keriya is biblical, while the Ramban argues that it is only rabbinic. The Shach 340:2 cites the opinion of the Ramban.</ref> This obligation is called Keriyah (lit. tearing). One who does not tear when he or she is obligated incurs the punishment of death in heavenly court<ref>Chachmat Adam, 152:1</ref>. The details of this halacha are discussed below.		If one's relative passed away, one is obligated to tear one's garments as an act of [[mourning]].<ref>Kitzur S”A 195:1. The Rosh Moed Katan 3:44 quotes the Raavad as holding that tearing keriya is biblical, while the Ramban argues that it is only rabbinic. The Shach 340:2 cites the opinion of the Ramban.</ref> This obligation is called Keriyah (lit. tearing). One who does not tear when he or she is obligated incurs the punishment of death in heavenly court, as is the case with other Rabbinic obligations<ref>Chachmat Adam, 152:1</ref>. The details of this halacha are discussed below.
	==Procedure==		==Procedure==
	===Standing===		===Standing===

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	If one's relative passed away, one is obligated to tear one's garments as an act of [[mourning]].<ref>Kitzur S”A 195:1. The Rosh Moed Katan 3:44 quotes the Raavad as holding that tearing keriya is biblical, while the Ramban argues that it is only rabbinic. The Shach 340:2 cites the opinion of the Ramban.</ref> This obligation is called Keriyah (lit. tearing). The details of this halacha are discussed below.		If one's relative passed away, one is obligated to tear one's garments as an act of [[mourning]].<ref>Kitzur S”A 195:1. The Rosh Moed Katan 3:44 quotes the Raavad as holding that tearing keriya is biblical, while the Ramban argues that it is only rabbinic. The Shach 340:2 cites the opinion of the Ramban.</ref> This obligation is called Keriyah (lit. tearing). One who does not tear when he or she is obligated incurs the punishment of death in heavenly court<ref>Chachmat Adam, 152:1</ref>. The details of this halacha are discussed below.
	==Procedure==		==Procedure==
	===Standing===		===Standing===
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	#A woman who is [[mourning]] a parent should tear Keriyah on the inner garment first, turn that tear to the side, and then tear the outer garment so as not to reveal the skin covering her heart.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:3</ref>		#A woman who is [[mourning]] a parent should tear Keriyah on the inner garment first, turn that tear to the side, and then tear the outer garment so as not to reveal the skin covering her heart.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:3</ref>
	#While the minhag of some Sephardi women is not to tear Keriyah at all out of concern for tziniut<ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu comments on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:5</ref>, many poskim hold that this is in error.<ref>Moed Katan 22b explicitly states that women have to tear kriyah but for a parent she should tear her inner garment and then turn it and then tear the outer garment. Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 236) writes that any rabbi who tells women that they don't need to tear kriyah is mistaken and need to be rebuked harshly.</ref>		#While the minhag of some Sephardi women is not to tear Keriyah at all out of concern for tziniut<ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu comments on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:5</ref>, many poskim hold that this is in error.<ref>Moed Katan 22b explicitly states that women have to tear kriyah but for a parent she should tear her inner garment and then turn it and then tear the outer garment. Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 236) writes that any rabbi who tells women that they don't need to tear kriyah is mistaken and need to be rebuked harshly.</ref>

	==Who Tears Kriyah==		==Who Tears Kriyah==
	# A child whose relative died they tear kriyah for him.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 340:27</ref>
			#A child whose relative died they tear kriyah for him.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 340:27</ref>

	==For whom does one tear Keriyah==		==For whom does one tear Keriyah==

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	#On Chol Hamoed it is permitted to tear kriyah for a relative for whom one has an obligation to tear kriyah.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 401:2</ref>		#On Chol Hamoed it is permitted to tear kriyah for a relative for whom one has an obligation to tear kriyah.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 401:2</ref>

	==Keriyah for ~~women~~==		==Keriyah for Women==

	#A woman who is [[mourning]] a parent should tear Keriyah on the inner garment first, turn that tear to the side, and then tear the outer garment so as not to reveal the skin covering her heart.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:3</ref>		#A woman who is [[mourning]] a parent should tear Keriyah on the inner garment first, turn that tear to the side, and then tear the outer garment so as not to reveal the skin covering her heart.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:3</ref>
	#While the minhag of some Sephardi women is not to tear Keriyah at all out of concern for tziniut<ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu comments on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:5</ref>, many poskim hold that this is in error.<ref>Moed Katan 22b explicitly states that women have to tear kriyah but for a parent she should tear her inner garment and then turn it and then tear the outer garment. Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 236) writes that any rabbi who tells women that they don't need to tear kriyah is mistaken and need to be rebuked harshly.</ref>		#While the minhag of some Sephardi women is not to tear Keriyah at all out of concern for tziniut<ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu comments on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:5</ref>, many poskim hold that this is in error.<ref>Moed Katan 22b explicitly states that women have to tear kriyah but for a parent she should tear her inner garment and then turn it and then tear the outer garment. Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 236) writes that any rabbi who tells women that they don't need to tear kriyah is mistaken and need to be rebuked harshly.</ref>
			==Who Tears Kriyah==
			# A child whose relative died they tear kriyah for him.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 340:27</ref>

	==For whom does one tear Keriyah==		==For whom does one tear Keriyah==

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Keriyah for women

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	==Keriyah for women==		==Keriyah for women==
	# A woman who is [[mourning]] a parent should tear Keriyah on the inner garment first, turn that tear to the side, and then tear the outer garment so as not to reveal the skin covering her heart.<ref>Kitzur ~~S”A~~ 195:3</ref>		# A woman who is [[mourning]] a parent should tear Keriyah on the inner garment first, turn that tear to the side, and then tear the outer garment so as not to reveal the skin covering her heart.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:3</ref>
	# ~~The~~ minhag of some Sephardi women is not to tear Keriyah at all out of concern for tziniut. <ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu comments on Kitzur ~~S”A~~ 195:5</ref>		# While the minhag of some Sephardi women is not to tear Keriyah at all out of concern for tziniut<ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu comments on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:5</ref>, many poskim hold that this is in error.<ref>Moed Katan 22b explicitly states that women have to tear kriyah but for a parent she should tear her inner garment and then turn it and then tear the outer garment. Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 236) writes that any rabbi who tells women that they don't need to tear kriyah is mistaken and need to be rebuked harshly.</ref>

	==For whom does one tear Keriyah==		==For whom does one tear Keriyah==
	# For any relative for whom a person is supposed to mourn he must tear kriyah. These include: A mother, father, son, daughter, brother, sister, and wife.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 340:1, 374:4</ref>		# For any relative for whom a person is supposed to mourn he must tear kriyah. These include: A mother, father, son, daughter, brother, sister, and wife.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 340:1, 374:4</ref>

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Where on the garment to rip

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	# One should tear the front of the shirt from the collar downward (vertically) and not across. If one tore the back, the bottom, or the side one didn't fulfill his obligation.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 340:2, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:2</ref>		# One should tear the front of the shirt from the collar downward (vertically) and not across. If one tore the back, the bottom, or the side one didn't fulfill his obligation.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 340:2, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:2</ref>
	# One must tear the garment where it was originally complete and not an area which was only sewn together. <ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:2</ref>		# One must tear the garment where it was originally complete and not an area which was only sewn together. <ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:2</ref>
	~~# Nowadays, the practice is for someone to begin the tear with a knife and then the mourner should complete the tear himself. <ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's comment on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:3</ref>~~
	# One who is [[mourning]] a parent should tear on the left side of one's body so as to uncover one's heart, but one who is [[mourning]] any other relative should tear on the right side of one's body. If one did otherwise, after the fact one fulfilled one's obligation either way.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:4</ref>		# One who is [[mourning]] a parent should tear on the left side of one's body so as to uncover one's heart, but one who is [[mourning]] any other relative should tear on the right side of one's body. If one did otherwise, after the fact one fulfilled one's obligation either way.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:4</ref>
			===How to do the tear===
			# For a parent one must tear with one’s hands and for another relative one can tear with one’s hands or with knife. Even for a parent the minhag is to start with a knife and then the person tears downward a tefach.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:5, Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 229), Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's comment on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:3</ref>
			# The Sephardic minhag is that someone else does the kriyah for the mourner and he recites the bracha.<ref>Birkei Yosef 340:12, Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 229)</ref>

	===Which Garments to Tear===		===Which Garments to Tear===