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.
Mishnayot for a neshama
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Elul 17, 5774
non Jewish person at Jewish funeral
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Sivan 30, 5785
Visiting at the end of Shiva
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky | 14 Iyyar 5767
