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.
Yartzeit - Memorial Day
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Tevet 21, 5772
First Yahrzeit - Widower
Rabbi David Sperling | Iyyar 27, 5774
kaddish
Rabbi David Sperling | Tammuz 12, 5779
