Halachot Related to Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic: Difference between revisions

# Someone who is praying for a mortally ill patient to get better and doesn't know if he is still alive should pray for his well-being and not specifically for him to get better.<ref>[https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/951537/rabbi-hershel-schachter/piskei-corona-25-davening-for-the-sick/ Rav Schachter (Piskei Corona #25)]</ref>

#Each place should follow the guidelines that are in place for safety. If a minyan isn't possible, then the next thing that is to try to have is Jews doing the burial. If they don't even let that, then afterwards a Jew should check that the burial by the non-Jews was done properly in the ground.<ref>[https://www.dropbox.com/s/tgm9gww30vkgw7s/_Rabbi_Willig_Shailos_03_25_2020_.mp3?dl=0 Rav Mordechai Willig (min 26-8)]. [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/951298/rabbi-hershel-schachter/piskei-corona-20-tahara-for-meisim/ Rav Schachter (Piskei Corona #20)] said that they should specifically have as few people as possible for the burial and maybe just the workers and that too fulfills the mitzvah of burial.</ref> It is forbidden to cremate and it is still considered not dangerous to properly do a burial with no tahara and minimal involvement of the fewest people or simply the cemetery workers.<ref>[https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/951298/rabbi-hershel-schachter/piskei-corona-20-tahara-for-meisim/ Rav Schachter (Piskei Corona #20)]</ref>

#At this time the chevra kadisha should not perform a tahara for the deceased since it could lead to danger.<ref>[https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/951298/rabbi-hershel-schachter/piskei-corona-20-tahara-for-meisim/ Rav Schachter (Piskei Corona #20)]</ref>

#The rabbi could do the [[Kriyah]] for the mourner with gloves and a mask or he can simply tell the mourner to do it.<ref>[https://www.dropbox.com/s/tgm9gww30vkgw7s/_Rabbi_Willig_Shailos_03_25_2020_.mp3?dl=0 Rav Willig (min 29)]</ref>

# A person who is no going to be involved in the burial anymore because the deceased was given to the chevra kaddisha then he is not considered an [[Onen]] anymore and should begin [[Avelut]] (mourning). However, if he is going to call relatives to tell them about the levaya then he is still an [[Onen]].<ref>[https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/951535/rabbi-hershel-schachter/piskei-corona-23-temporary-burial-in-chu-l-and-issues-of-aveilus/ Rav Schachter (Piskei Corona #23)]</ref>. If he is going to watch the burial with Zoom or listen on the phone it is unclear if he is still an Onen.<ref>[https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/951535/rabbi-hershel-schachter/piskei-corona-23-temporary-burial-in-chu-l-and-issues-of-aveilus/ Rav Schachter (Piskei Corona #23)] isn't certain if a person involved in the burial merely because he is watching via Zoom is still considered an Onen. [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/839779/rabbi-asher-bush/%d7%94%d7%aa%d7%97%d7%9c%d7%aa-%d7%90%d7%91%d7%99%d7%9c%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%9c%d7%9e%d7%99-%d7%a9%d7%90%d7%99%d7%a0%d7%95-%d7%a0%d7%9e%d7%a6%d7%90-%d7%91%d7%a7%d7%91%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%aa-%d7%90%d7%91%d7%99%d7%95-%d7%95%d7%9e%d7%a9%d7%aa%d7%aa%d7%a3-%d7%a2-%d7%99-%d7%94%d7%98%d7%9c%d7%a4%d7%95%d7%9f/ Rav Asher Bush] wrote based on MPeninei Harav p. 202 that he considers someone phoning into a burial to not be an Onen unless they're going to ask him questions about the burial.</ref>

# On [[Erev Pesach]] if someone is buried before [[Chatzot]] (midday) the relatives should observe [[Avelut]] (mourning) before Chatzot and then at Chatzot it is considered like a Yom Tov and the rest of the [[Shiva]] is cancelled. If the person is buried after [[Chatzot]] they should observe Avelut before Yom Tov and then the Yom Tov will come and cancel the rest of [[Shiva]].<ref>[https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/951535/rabbi-hershel-schachter/piskei-corona-23-temporary-burial-in-chu-l-and-issues-of-aveilus/ Rav Schachter (Piskei Corona #23)]</ref>

# A mourner shouldn't eat his first meal after the burial, the [[Seudat Havrah]], from his own food; other should provide that food. If at this time when people are concerned for COVID19 and might not send food, if the mourner knows that he isn't going to be sent food, he can eat the first meal from his own food.<ref>[https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/951535/rabbi-hershel-schachter/piskei-corona-23-temporary-burial-in-chu-l-and-issues-of-aveilus/ Rav Schachter (Piskei Corona #23)]</ref>

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