- Shabbat and Holidays
- General Questions
Visiting a grave on Shabbat
Question
Is it true that you aren’t supposed to visit graves on Saturday? And why?
If there is no son to say "kadish" for a father, can a close grandson say it instead?
Answer
In the Gemara is written that consoling the mourner is forbidden with a few bare exceptions. The reason is that on Shabbat a person should not upset himself. Visiting the cemetery is obviously depressing for a variety of reasons.
A grandson may say Kaddish for his grandfather even though his father is still alive, as long as his parents agree.
Rabbi Ro'i Margalit

Kiddush standing Fri. night & Sitting in Morning?!
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Shevat 5, 5781

Extending Shabbat Shalom (Gut Shabbos)
Various Rabbis | 11 Sivan 5766

Scratching an itch or itchy face on Shabbat?
Rabbi David Sperling | Kislev 3, 5780

Baby Sitting
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | 19 Kislev 5765

Various Rabbis
Various Rabbis including those of of Yeshivat Bet El, such as Rabbi Chaim Katz, Rabbi Binyamin Bamberger and Rabbi Yitzchak Greenblat and others.

Kissing a Mezuzah or Sefer
3 Tishrei 5763

A Convert Who Does Not Keep Shabbat
23 Cheshvan 5763

Potential wedding date
9 Kislev 5763

The Blessing of keeping The Laws of Niddah
15 Cheshvan 5763

mechitza- Lady in wheel chair in men’s section
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyyar 28, 5773

On which day may one start wishing "Shabbat Shalom"?
Rabbi David Sperling | Iyyar 9, 5780

Classification - Dati Leumi - Orthodoxy
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Elul 23, 5779

Bracha on water
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | Cheshvan 16, 5769

negiah with niece - level of prohibition
Rabbi David Sperling | Iyyar 21, 5782

a mishna
Rabbi David Sperling | Iyyar 16, 5782

About Olam
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyyar 21, 5782
