# 2788 First Done First Served?
Question
(See questions 2787-88-89 above) Which should be done first (on Tisha Beav), the levayah of the aunt who was just niftar or the Hakamat Mazeiva of her husband who passed away almost a year ago?
Answer
Shulchan Aruch (Y.D. 354: 2) rules that when the levayah of a man and a woman are ready to be done at the same time, the burial of the woman takes precedence, as she is most prone to decay first. This applies even if the man died first (Ch. R"A Eiger ad loc).
Certainly when dealing with the Hakomas Hamatzeiva of the husband, the burial of the wife takes precedence.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as advised by Horav Shlomo Miller and Horav Aharon Miller Shlit’a
Answered by: Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
Published: August 6, 2020
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