עברית
Halachot and Customs
Is it permissible for a mourner to eat meat during the thirty days of mourning?
Question
Hello Rabbi,
I wanted to know whether Halacha or the custom among Ashkenazim prohibits the eating of meat during the thirty days of mourning (after the first seven days of mourning - the shiva)?
Answer
Hello,
Only an onan (the mourner during the period between the death and the burial) is prohibited from eating meat; however, a mourner is permitted to eat meat, even during the first seven days of mourning.
Sources: Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De’ah (Siman 348, Seif 1, and Siman 376, Seif 8).
Best wishes,
Hillel Meirs
