Visiting a Cemetery

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Laws of a Cemetery

  1. One may not wear tzitzit out while walking in a cemetery.[1]
  2. According to some poskim one shouldn't carry a sefer torah in a cemetery.[2]

Sources

  1. Brachot 18a
  2. Bach YD 282:3 and Taz 282:3 are strict to forbid carrying a sefer torah within 4 amot of a grave. Nodeh Beyehuda OC 109 discusses the matter and isn't certain that it is forbidden.