- Kvod Moreinu Shlit”a. I’m a voluntary part time member of the Chevra Kadisha of our town. What is the usual tradition for the Chevra Kadisha to comply with on Zain Adar due in a few days?
A. On question 3550 we wrote:
“There are different Minhagim and traditions particular to different communities and groups. Most have the custom of fasting and saying a special prayer or “Tikun for the Seventh of Adar.”
It is also customary in many communities for the Chevrah Kadisha to observe the seventh of Adar as a day of gathering for its members. A festive banquet is held and for some the entire community participates. Rabbonim and community leaders attend and Gabaim and other leading members are appointed.
Also, Changing times may demand new rulings and regulations that have to be compatible with Halacha to be discussed and adopted for the coming year.”
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