Ask the Rabbi
- Family and Society
- Death and Mourning
- General Questions
Question
Is there anything in the talmudic law that would permit a father to disown a son and sit Shiva for them?
Answer
There is a custom for parents to sit Shiva on a child who formally changes his faith.
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