Ask the Rabbi
- Family and Society
- Pregnancy, Birth and Babies
- During Pregnancy
Question
Can a pregnant woman go to a funeral?
Answer
She can, though the custom is not to, for Kabalistic reasons.
The above refers only to entering the cemetery, if she does not enter the cemetery or stay with the body in the same room – that’s not a problem at all
Kol Tuv

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