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# If one only tore some of the garments which one was obligated to tear, one has not fulfilled his obligation. <ref>Kitzur S”A 195:3</ref> | # If one only tore some of the garments which one was obligated to tear, one has not fulfilled his obligation. <ref>Kitzur S”A 195:3</ref> | ||
===How far to tear=== | ===How far to tear=== | ||
# If one is [[mourning]] any relative other than a parent one should tear the length of a [[Tefach]] and not more because of a concern of Baal Tashchit. <ref>Kitzur | # If one is [[mourning]] any relative other than a parent one should tear the length of a [[Tefach]] and not more because of a concern of Baal Tashchit. <ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 340:3, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:3</ref> | ||
# One who is [[mourning]] one's parents should tear until the skin covering one's heart is revealed. <ref>Kitzur | # One who is [[mourning]] one's parents should tear until the skin covering one's heart is revealed. <ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 340:3, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:3</ref> | ||
# If one is wearing an already torn garment when one is tearing kriyah for a relative other than a parent it is sufficient to rip a little bit unless he is still in the middle of [[shiva]] mourning for the relative from whom he tore the shirt the first time, in which case one has to rip a [[tefach]] for the other relative.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 340:3</ref> | |||
==When to tear Keriyah== | ==When to tear Keriyah== | ||
# Preferably, one should tear Keriyah before the grave is closed since that is the time when the [[mourning]] is most intense. <ref>Kitzur S”A 195:1</ref> | # Preferably, one should tear Keriyah before the grave is closed since that is the time when the [[mourning]] is most intense. <ref>Kitzur S”A 195:1</ref> | ||
