What does Jewish Law say about funerals and mourning rituals during Passover?
What does Jewish Law say about funerals and mourning rituals during Passover? Answer: In terms of such a loss, it is your Rabbi who should guide you. No one else, including other Rabbis, should interfere or contradict your Rabbi’s opinion and ruling. Traditionally, the funeral is conducted during the Intermediate Days of Passover (called “Hol HaMoed” in Hebrew). Under certain circumstances some Conservative Rabbis will conduct the funeral on the second day of the festival. Traditionally, one would not sit shiva or observe the traditional mourning rituals and customs during the week of Passover. Shiva would begin after the conclusion of the Festival because Hol HaMoed days are not completely “ordinary” or “profane” days but have some a festive element to them. Knowing that (1) this is truly an imposition on the natural inclination of human emotion, (2) that modern Jews encounter major issues of logistics, widespread family; (3) Jews today very often make their own choices for convenienc
