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.

Tattoo at burial
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Elul 26, 5768

Burial Customs
Various Rabbis | 26 Elul 5763

Farewell to deceased relatives
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Cheshvan 4, 5780




