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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. 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. | 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). One who does not tear when he or she is obligated incurs the punishment of death in heavenly court, as is the case with other Rabbinic obligations<ref>Chachmat Adam, 152:1</ref>. The details of this halacha are discussed below. | ||
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==When to tear Keriyah== | ==When to tear Keriyah== | ||
#Ideally a person should tear kriyah immediately or as soon as possible after the person dies or he hears about it.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:1, Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 226)</ref> The minhag, however, is to tear kriyah after the burial or before the seudat havrah. This minhag has what to rely upon.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 226) writes that the Sephardic minhag to tear kriyah after the burial has what to rely upon. Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's comment on Kitzur S”A 195:2 confirms this minhag.</ref> | #Ideally a person should tear kriyah immediately or as soon as possible after the person dies or he hears about it.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 339:3, Rama 340:1, Shach 340:3, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:1, [https://outorah.org/p/28658/ Rabbi Aiken on OU.org], Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 226)</ref> The Sephardic minhag, however, is to tear kriyah after the burial or before the seudat havrah. This minhag has what to rely upon.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 226) writes that the Sephardic minhag to tear kriyah after the burial has what to rely upon. Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's comment on Kitzur S”A 195:2 confirms this minhag.</ref> | ||
#If someone's relative died he doesn't tear keriya on Yom Tov even the second day.<ref>Rambam (Aveilut 11:1), Shulchan Aruch YD 399:13</ref> | #If someone's relative died he doesn't tear keriya on Yom Tov even the second day.<ref>Rambam (Aveilut 11:1), Shulchan Aruch YD 399:13</ref> | ||
#On Chol Hamoed it is permitted to tear kriyah for a relative for whom one has an obligation to tear kriyah.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 401:2</ref> | #On Chol Hamoed it is permitted to tear kriyah for a relative for whom one has an obligation to tear kriyah.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 401:2</ref> | ||
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#A woman who is [[mourning]] a parent should tear Keriyah on the inner garment first, turn that tear to the side, and then tear the outer garment so as not to reveal the skin covering her heart.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:3</ref> | #A woman who is [[mourning]] a parent should tear Keriyah on the inner garment first, turn that tear to the side, and then tear the outer garment so as not to reveal the skin covering her heart.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:3</ref> | ||
#While the minhag of some Sephardi women is not to tear Keriyah at all out of concern for tziniut<ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu comments on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:5</ref>, many poskim hold that this is in error.<ref>Moed Katan 22b explicitly states that women have to tear kriyah but for a parent she should tear her inner garment and then turn it and then tear the outer garment. Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 236) writes that any rabbi who tells women that they don't need to tear kriyah is mistaken and need to be rebuked harshly.</ref> | #While the minhag of some Sephardi women is not to tear Keriyah at all out of concern for tziniut<ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu comments on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 195:5</ref>, many poskim hold that this is in error.<ref>Moed Katan 22b explicitly states that women have to tear kriyah but for a parent she should tear her inner garment and then turn it and then tear the outer garment. Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 236) writes that any rabbi who tells women that they don't need to tear kriyah is mistaken and need to be rebuked harshly.</ref> | ||
==Who Tears Kriyah== | ==Who Tears Kriyah== | ||
# A child whose relative died they tear kriyah for him.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 340:27</ref> | |||
#A child whose relative died they tear kriyah for him.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 340:27</ref> | |||
==For whom does one tear Keriyah== | ==For whom does one tear Keriyah== | ||
