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

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