עברית
Halachot and Customs
Is it permissible to go to the cemetery at night?
Question
Hello, if possible, I would appreciate a prompt response before Shabbat as it is quite urgent. I wanted to ask if it is permissible to go to a cemetery on the night after Shabbat? Thank you
Answer
Greetings,
It is permissible to go to the cemetery on Motzei Shabbat.
Sources: However, see in the book Netaei Gavriel on Mourning, Part 2 (Chapter 82, Section 10) that there are those who are careful not to go to the graves before midnight on any night; however, it concludes there: that the custom is for people to go. And see also in the responsa Maaseh Ephod, Part 1 (Siman 137).
Best wishes,
Hillel Meirs
