Ask the Rabbi
- Family and Society
- Death and Mourning
- Burial and the Cemetery
Question
Is it proper for a child under bar mtizvah age to visit a cemetery according to Jewish Law or custom?
Answer
There is a custom not to go, but I have not noticed it complied in Israel.
Onein saying Kaddish
Rabbi David Sperling | Tishrei 8, 5773
Visiting a grave on Shabbat
Various Rabbis | 14 Tammuz 5763
Burial outside of Israel
Rabbi Jonathan Blass | 24 Av 5763
