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# There is a minhag to wear black clothing during the year of aveilut for a parent.<ref>The Maharitz Gayitz (cited by Bet Yosef 345:6) writes that the minhag is that mourners wear black. Rosh (Moed Katan no. 94) and Rambam (Torat Haadam p. 85) agree.</ref> In Israel it isn't the minhag.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 3, p. 60). He cites the Radvaz 4:62 who writes the minhag of Egypt was not to wear black.</ref> On Shabbat one should change his clothing to nice non-black clothing.<ref>Ben Ish Chai (Shana Sheniya, Lech Lecha no. 18)</ref> | # There is a minhag to wear black clothing during the year of aveilut for a parent.<ref>The Maharitz Gayitz (cited by Bet Yosef 345:6) writes that the minhag is that mourners wear black. Rosh (Moed Katan no. 94) and Rambam (Torat Haadam p. 85) agree.</ref> In Israel it isn't the minhag.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 3, p. 60). He cites the Radvaz 4:62 who writes the minhag of Egypt was not to wear black.</ref> On Shabbat one should change his clothing to nice non-black clothing.<ref>Ben Ish Chai (Shana Sheniya, Lech Lecha no. 18)</ref> | ||
=== Sitting on a Chair === | |||
# The minhag is for a mourner to sit on a low bench during shiva.<ref>[https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/1106392 Rav Mordechai Willig (Halachos of Three Weeks Part 2, min 61-63)] explains that the minhag is for everyone, even those who are not weak or old sit on a low chair. </ref> | |||
==Tefillin for a Mourner== | ==Tefillin for a Mourner== | ||
