Ask the Rabbi
- Family and Society
- Death and Mourning
- Yartzeit - Memorial Day
Question
Is there a legitimate custom for one not to say Tachnun on the yahrtzeit of a parent?
If so, does it include Mincha the day before the yahrtzeit?
Answer
There is such a custom, though it does not include the Mincha of the day before.
Yahrtzeit
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Tevet 25, 5776
Yartzeit - Memorial Day
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Tevet 21, 5772
The date of a Yartzeit
Rabbi Jonathan Blass | 27 Sivan 5763
