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# It is forbidden to deliver a eulogy on Chol Hamoed except for a talmid chacham.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 401:1</ref> Ashkenazim hold that nowadays we don't have a talmid chacham for this purpose.<ref>Magen Avraham 547:8, Mishna Brurah 547:26, Gesher Hachaim 1:13:10. | # It is forbidden to deliver a eulogy on Chol Hamoed except for a talmid chacham.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 401:1</ref> Ashkenazim hold that nowadays we don't have a talmid chacham for this purpose.<ref>Magen Avraham 547:8, Mishna Brurah 547:26, Gesher Hachaim 1:13:10. | ||
Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 288) writes that Sephardim hold that we have the halacha of talmid chacham for this purpose nowadays.</ref> | Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 288) writes that Sephardim hold that we have the halacha of talmid chacham for this purpose nowadays.</ref> | ||
# It is forbidden to deliver a eulogy on Chanuka, Purim, or Rosh Chodesh except for a talmid chacham.<ref>Rambam Aveilut 11:3, Bet Yosef YD 401:7. Tur | # It is forbidden to deliver a eulogy on Chanuka, Purim, or Rosh Chodesh except for a talmid chacham.<ref>Rambam Aveilut 11:3, Bet Yosef YD 401:7. Tur OC 420 writes that a eulogy is forbidden on Rosh Chodesh but Shulchan Aruch OC 420:1 only records the Mishna Moed Katan 28b that it is forbidden to have wailing of one woman calling one and others answering. Chaye Adam 118:7 and Kaf Hachaim 420:1 write that eulogies are forbidden on Rosh Chodesh.</ref> Many poskim hold that we do have a talmid chacham for this purpose nowadays.<ref>Even though the Magen Avraham 547:8 and Mishna Brurah 547:26 write that we don't have a talmid chacham today for the purposes of performing a eulogy on chol hamoed, the Eliya Rabba 420:2 points out that the Levush holds that even today we have a talmid chacham. Also, it is possible that the Magen Avraham was only strict about chol hamoed. Aruch Hashulchan 420:1, Gesher Hachaim 1:13:10, and Chazon Ovadia (v. 1 p. 388) agree with the Levush.</ref> | ||
# Some Ashkenazim don't do a eulogy on any day when there's no tachanun since the eulogy is connected with tziduk hadin.<ref>Gesher Hachaim 1:13 fnt. 5</ref> | # Some Ashkenazim don't do a eulogy on any day when there's no tachanun since the eulogy is connected with tziduk hadin.<ref>Gesher Hachaim 1:13 fnt. 5</ref> | ||
# Whenever it is forbidden to do a eulogy it is permitted to speak about good virtues of the deceased in order to learn from them.<ref>Mishneh Halachot 6:209, Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 291)</ref> | # Whenever it is forbidden to do a eulogy it is permitted to speak about good virtues of the deceased in order to learn from them.<ref>Mishneh Halachot 6:209, Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 291)</ref> | ||
