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Question
My son wishes to say Kaddish for an uncle who passed away last week as there is no one in his family who will say it. Is he permitted and what are the laws?
Answer
Your son may say Kaddish for the uncle.
Saying Kaddish is forbidden only when both parents are alive, and they're against the son saying Kaddish, otherwise there is no problem at all.
Rabbi Ro'i Margalit
Psalm 119 at kvar, spelling out name
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Iyyar 28, 5781
Blood on a garment
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Iyyar 26, 5784
Kaddish by grandchild with living parents
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky | 17 Cheshvan 5767
