Ask the Rabbi
- Shabbat and Holidays
- Yom Kippur
- General Questions
- Family and Society
- Death and Mourning
- Burial and the Cemetery
Question
While I know it is customary to visit the cemetery in the week between Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur - is it OK to visit a cemetery on Yom Kippur?
Answer
You may visit a cemetery on Yom Kippur, but it is not desirable.
Rabbi Yitzchak Grinblat
practicing Shofer blowing on Yom Kippur
Various Rabbis | Cheshvan 9, 5769
Jewelry on Yom Kippur
Various Rabbis | 21 Tevet 5764
Why not commemorate 2 days of Yom Kippur/Tisha bAv w/o Fast
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Av 14, 5781
