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## A child may say kaddish after learning.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 354)</ref> | ## A child may say kaddish after learning.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 354)</ref> | ||
# The practice is to say Kaddish for 11 months after a parent passes away and not 12 so that people don't think that the parent was a wicked person and is judged in Gehinom for the full 12 months. <ref>Rama 376:4. See Shiurei Bracha 376:8 who writes that based on the Arizal one should say Kaddish for 12 months but of what people will think it is sufficient to stop a week early and just say it for 11 months and 3 weeks.</ref> The Sephardic minhag is to stop the first week of the twelfth month and pick up until the end of the month.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 336)</ref> | # The practice is to say Kaddish for 11 months after a parent passes away and not 12 so that people don't think that the parent was a wicked person and is judged in Gehinom for the full 12 months. <ref>Rama 376:4. See Shiurei Bracha 376:8 who writes that based on the Arizal one should say Kaddish for 12 months but of what people will think it is sufficient to stop a week early and just say it for 11 months and 3 weeks.</ref> The Sephardic minhag is to stop the first week of the twelfth month and pick up until the end of the month.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 336)</ref> | ||
#A person can recite kaddish for two people according to most poskim.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Hakatzar v. 1 p. 240 cites Ranach 1:77, Shalmei Tizbur 460, Bear Heitev 132:5, Machasit Hashekel 132:2, Dovev Meisharim 2:15, Kaf Hachaim 55:29, Bear Moshe 5:97, Minchat Yitzchak 3:144:1, Gesher Hachaim v. 1 p. 326, Maharsham 2:29. However, he | #A person can recite kaddish for two people according to most poskim.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Hakatzar v. 1 p. 240 cites Ranach 1:77, Shalmei Tizbur 460, Bear Heitev 132:5, Machasit Hashekel 132:2, Dovev Meisharim 2:15, Kaf Hachaim 55:29, Bear Moshe 5:97, Minchat Yitzchak 3:144:1, Gesher Hachaim v. 1 p. 326, Maharsham 2:29. However, Igrot Moshe YD 1:254 holds that if someone accepted to say kaddish for multiple people he needs to recite a separate kaddish for each one.</ref> | ||
# A mourner or someone hired to recite kaddish should recite the kaddish at least once a day when possible.<Ref>Igrot Moshe YD 1:254</ref> | |||
==Requirements for Kaddish== | ==Requirements for Kaddish== | ||
