Ask the Rabbi
- Family and Society
- Death and Mourning
- Burial and the Cemetery
Question
Does one wash one’s hands after visiting a cemetery with or without a Bracha?
Does one wash hands at all before entering the cemetery?
Answer
You should not make a Bracha when washing your hands after visiting a cemetery.
There is no need to wash your hands hen entering a cemetery.
Father at the burial of a stillborn
Rabbi Jonathan Blass | 14 Iyyar 5763
Washing after funeral
Rabbi Daniel Kirsch | Sivan 20, 5782
prayer instead of kaddish for deceased
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Shevat 22, 5784
