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Halachot and Customs
When to Begin Reciting Kaddish Before the Yahrzeit?
Question
Hello, when should one start to say Kaddish for a father after the second year? Is it two weeks before the yahrzeit? Thank you very much
Answer
Hello,
The custom among Ashkenazim is to say Kaddish only on the day of the passing itself (Rama, Yoreh De'ah 376:4).
The custom among Sephardim is to say Kaddish from the Friday night before the day of passing until the day of passing, inclusively (Chazon Ovadia Avelut, Part 3, p. 430).
Best wishes,
Hillel Meirs
