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It is a great mitzvah to deliver a eulogy for the deceased.[1]

Days when a Eulogy is Forbidden

  1. It is forbidden to deliver a eulogy on Chol Hamoed except for a talmid chacham.[2]
  2. It is forbidden to deliver a eulogy on Chanuka, Purim, or Rosh Chodesh.[3]

Sources

  1. Shulchan Aruch YD 344:1
  2. Shulchan Aruch YD 401:1
  3. Rambam Aveilut 11:3, Bet Yosef YD 401:7