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If one's relative passed away, one is obligated to tear one's garments as an act of [[mourning]].<ref>Kitzur S”A 195:1</ref> This obligation is called Keriyah (lit. tearing). The details of this halacha are discussed below. | If one's relative passed away, one is obligated to tear one's garments as an act of [[mourning]].<ref>Kitzur S”A 195:1. The Rosh Moed Katan 3:44 quotes the Raavad as holding that tearing keriya is biblical, while the Ramban argues that it is only rabbinic. The Shach 340:2 cites the opinion of the Ramban.</ref> This obligation is called Keriyah (lit. tearing). The details of this halacha are discussed below. | ||
==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
===Standing=== | ===Standing=== | ||
# One must tear Keriyah while standing. If one did it seated, one didn't fulfill one's obligation and so, one should tear one's garment again<ref>Kitzur | # One must tear Keriyah while standing. If one did it seated, one didn't fulfill one's obligation and so, one should tear one's garment again<ref>Shulchan Aruch 340:1, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:1</ref> without a bracha.<ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's comment on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:1</ref> | ||
# A elder or disabled person who can't stand, should tear Keriyah while seated. <ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's comment on Kitzur | # A elder or disabled person who can't stand, should tear Keriyah while seated. <ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's comment on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:1</ref> | ||
===Where on the garment to rip=== | ===Where on the garment to rip=== | ||
# One should tear the front of one's garment starting from the collar of the shirt downwards (vertically) and not across (horizontally). <ref>Kitzur S”A 195:2</ref> | # One should tear the front of one's garment starting from the collar of the shirt downwards (vertically) and not across (horizontally). <ref>Kitzur S”A 195:2</ref> | ||
