Ask the Rabbi
- Family and Society
- Death and Mourning
- Burial and the Cemetery
Question
If a mother gives birth to a child when she is only 25 weeks pregnant. The child has operations to keep him alive but dies approximately 4-5 days after birth, Does the child have a proper Jewish funeral with a minyan and does the father say Kaddish?
Answer
One does not need a Minyan and one does not have to say Kaddish. If the father insists he can say Kaddish.
Rabbi Binyamin Bamberger
Netilat Yadayim after visiting a cemetery
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Elul 22, 5769
prayer instead of kaddish for deceased
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Shevat 22, 5784
A deceased’s last wishes.
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky | 24 Tevet 5766
