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When do we begin saying Kaddish when the yahrzeit falls on Shabbat?
Question
When do we begin saying Kaddish before a yahrzeit that falls on Shabbat?
Thank you
Answer
Shalom uverachah,
It is the custom of Ashkenazim to say Kaddish only on the actual day of the date of passing (Rema, Yoreh Deah, siman 376, seif 4).
And the custom of Sephardim is to begin saying Kaddish from the night of Shabbat before the day of passing until the day of passing, inclusive (Chazon Ovadiah, Aveilut, vol. 3, p. 195).
Bsorot tovot,
Hillel Meirs
