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Question
I am an Aveil within the 12 months. If I want to don new clothing I understand I can have someone else first wear it before I do.
How long must that person wear the clothing for?
Answer
Two to three days- long enough in each case for the particular article of clothing to lose its sheen of newness- Pnei Baruch 18 11 n.23.
Kaddish for my non-Jewish father
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky | 16 Sivan 5766
Year of Mourning for Parents
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | Av 4, 5771
Followup question: can child of deceased marry mourning yr
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | Nisan 26, 5783
